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Apprenticeships

If you’re looking to increase productivity and performance and grow your business, why not consider Apprenticeships?

Due to the economic impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak the government has introduced incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice to help organisations offer new apprenticeships. Find out more here.

What is an Apprenticeship?

Apprenticeships are work based training programmes for anyone aged 16 or over which combine working and studying to gain skills, knowledge and behaviours in a specific job.

These programmes offer a combination of assessment in the workplace, college or work place based learning and online learning and assessment.

Apprenticeships can be tailored to your organisation, ensuring the course is specific to your business needs to help you grow.

Apprentices can be new employees or current ones looking to develop higher level skills or move into a new role.


How Barking & Dagenham College can help

Our Business Development Managers are on hand to help you recruit new apprentices or develop your existing team. They provide recruitment and funding advice, identifying the correct apprenticeship programme for your team. Many of our customers benefit from our end-to-end solution but each of our services can be accessed individually in order to create a bespoke offer to fill any gaps you may have in your workforce.

Apprenticeships are available to all business from micro to large multinational companies and all industry sectors.

We offer Apprenticeships from Level 2 up to Level 6.

The flexible delivery of our apprenticeships means you aren’t limited to one entry point in the year. We will work with you to design a delivery model that works for you and your employees, minimising the time spent away from your business!

Having an apprentice in your organisation will:

  • Improve productivity
  • Make your business more competitive
  • Fill skills gaps, including specialist skills specific to your industry
  • Reduce recruitment costs
  • Assist with succession planning
  • Motivate staff and reduce staff turnover
  • Provide a significant return on investment.

see Apprenticeship FAQs here

Hear from our employers

Volker Fitzpatrick

VolkerFitzpatrick Apprentices

Employers we work with

  • VolkerFitzpatrick
  • Vinci
  • Morgan Sindall
  • Bouygues
  • Transport for London