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BOSS Today #52

Time Rbring to the economy, the Chancellor’s are not quite there yet, a traineeship

ecognising the value that apprentices
could be ideal.
budget statement included increasing
Helping you develop a loyal and
and extending the incentive payments
talented workforce, a traineeship:
To apprentices. The deadline for these n Is flexible, with a sector focus
available for employers who hire new
n Is fully funded by the Government
employer incentives has now been
n Gives your current employees
extended until 30 September 2021, and
the payments increased to £3,000, for
experience in training and mentoring
any age of apprentice. This is on top of
n Can help you increase capacity and
Train the £1,000 payment employers receive n Allows you to choose a programme
productivity
for taking on young apprentices.
that suits both the needs of your
The incentives aim to support
employers to build their workforce
business and of the trainee
following the disruption of the pandemic,
n Is a route into an apprenticeship
while creating quality opportunities
for individuals and teaching the skills
that are most in demand. To find You will also receive a £1,000 incentive
for each trainee you have in your
out about a range of sector-specific business.
More than ever, now apprenticeships offered by our partner to offer traineeship placements, giving
BOSS can provide support and funding
BPIF, please contact Arun Madar, Business
is the time to invest Engagement Manager, on 07850 771 027 young people a great incentive to join our
industry.
or at arun.madar@bpif.org.uk.
in training, and Trainees will spend three days a
BOSS can help. The Kickstart Scheme Made Easy week in a high-quality work placement
with their employer, learning on the
We can help you apply for the
Government’s new Kickstart Scheme, job and understanding the workplace
a £2 billion fund to create hundreds of environment, with the remaining time
high quality six month work placements spent gaining valuable employability skills
aimed at those aged 16 to 24 who are on and vocational qualifications that will be
Universal Credit and are deemed to be at a great springboard for their career.
risk of long-term unemployment. Trainees will gain a vocational
Funding is available for 100% of the accreditation in one of the following
relevant National Minimum Wage for 25 pathways:
hours a week, plus associated employer
National Insurance contributions and n Diploma in Performing Manufacturing
employer minimum automatic enrolment Operations
contributions. n Award in Customer Service
There is also £1,500 per incentive for n Award in Business and Administration
setup costs, support and training.
Kickstart is not an apprenticeship, If you think your organisation could
but participants may move on to an support a trainee, get in contact with
apprenticeship at any time during or after BOSS, who will be able to support you
their job placement. through the process of traineeships and
For more information, please onboarding a young learner.
contact Jack Massey, Membership Alternatively, if you know of a young
Advisor, on 01638 565180 or at person who would benefit from a
jack@bossfederation.co.uk. traineeship, we can support them in
finding a suitable role on one of the
Can You Support a Traineeship? programmes.
A traineeship is a skills development
programme that includes a high-quality For further information on traineeships,
work placement to prepare a young please click here.
person for full-time work and motivate
them for future employment. If you are
thinking of taking on an apprentice, but

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