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Friday, June 25th, 2010

There are currently a number of schemes available to companies who are looking to employ a young person and provide them with qualifications leading to a full Apprenticeship. One current example is a grant designed to assist companies who would otherwise not be able to afford to employ an apprentice. It does this by providing financial support directly to the company to help make this a viable option.

National guidance on paying apprentices currently states that they should receive at least £95 per week for working in a full time position. TSP can work with you to establish if you are eligible to receive help to recruit a young person to work with you and undertake a qualification while they work.

Contact us via this website for more information on how we can support your business

Friday, April 9th, 2010

TSP has worked closely with the National Apprenticeship Service during March to enable employers who needed some assistance in order to take on 16 and 17 year old Apprentices to do so.

TSP was able to arrange for a Golden Handshake worth £2,500, provided by the National Apprenticeship Service, to be assigned to a number of small and medium sized employers during March for each Apprentice that was started on a programme.

Identifying incentive schemes and other funding opportunities is part of value added employer support service that The Skills Partnership provides to its employer partners. Contact us via the website today to find out how TSP could be helping your business.

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

If you are currently unemployed and are looking for a way of applying for an employed position linked to an Apprenticeship training course, TSP is advertising vacancies offered by its employers on the Apprenticeship vacancies service. You can search for current vacancies available by going starting at www.apprenticeships.org.uk , click on Vacancy Service and search for  The Skills Partnership Ltd.

There are a number of vacancies available currently including Apprenticeships with Spirit Healthclubs (Nationally)and Media Kube Productions (Birmingham).

TSP is also offering 6 month work placements for people who have been unemployed for 6 months or more in the West Midlands region. These placements include: Physical Activity Assistants  for a company called Sportwise and Production Assistants for a company called Media Kube Productions. You can enquire about these opportunities by contacting us via our contact page or by contacting your local Jobcentre.

Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010

As an approved national training provider, The Skills Partnership is able to provide a wealth of complementary services to its employers including help to recruit staff onto Apprenticeship programmes. This is undertaken through the Apprenticeship vacancies, the official online recruitment system for Apprenticeships in England,  managed by the National Apprenticeship Service. This online system enables quality vacancies from employers to be viewed and applied for nationally by thousands of candidates that register onto our system, making it easy for you to attract and recruit apprentices.

Chris Williamson, Director of Media Kube Productions Ltd was very pleased with how the service helped his company to engage new Apprentices recently, “The candidates were of a very high caliber and we were provided with all the application information we needed, because we were able to specify it when we placed our vacancies.”
Apprenticeship vacancies lets candidates search for your vacancies using selected criteria such as geography, occupation, job role and keywords, in addition they can save their favourite searches. The system can be managed by learning providers on your behalf or by you and is designed to manage the recruitment process end to end through to successful appointment of your apprentice.
Key success facts and benefits to your business

  • There is no charge for using the service
  • It is a national system, it opens up your vacancy to a wider pool of candidates actively interested in Apprenticeships
  • A diverse range of private and public sector employers have already advertised their vacancies
  • Flexibility in who manages the whole recruitment process, your learning provider or you
  • The option to direct candidates who see your vacancy on the system to apply directly to your own website job page
  • You can search to find learning providers who deliver Apprenticeships in the sector you want to recruit for
  • The system is supported by a dedicated National Apprenticeship Service team across England.

Contact us today to find out how you could be accessing this recruitment service without charge!

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

You can now follow TSP on Twitter! Simply go to www.twitter.com and follow TSPlearn.

In the lead up to Christmas we will be having a fantastic prize give away and will be using Twitter to keep our followers up to speed with all the latest developments in and around TSP regarding training and your industry.

Looking forward to seeing you on there!