There is currently one apprenticeship available to the metals recycling sector:
The fruit of a combined four years’ work by a group comprising metal recyclers large and small, the result is an apprenticeship that will deliver operatives that are able to take on a wide range of roles from ELV depollution to materials classification.
In fact, we believe that this apprenticeship is the perfect solution for companies looking for a cost-effective way to offer staff career-enhancing training.
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Benefits
With an ageing workforce and Brexit potentially reducing the pool of willing and capable operatives, taking on an apprentice is a simple solution to plugging that gap. It also enables skilled workers looking to retire to pass on their knowledge.
For SMEs in particular, apprentices are a very cost-effective way to employ and train employees.
This is because while large companies that pay more than £3m in wages pay an Apprenticeship Levy, companies below that threshold do not pay the Levy and the Government even funds 95 percent of the cost of your apprenticeship training.
Don’t forget that you can also choose to pay the National Minimum Wage for apprentices which, for those aged 19 or over in their first year is £4.15 per hour and thereafter rises to the National Minimum Wage or National Living Wage rate for their age.
Employers who hire a new apprentice between 1 April 2021 and 30 September 2021 will receive £3,000 per new hire, compared with £1,500 per new apprentice hire (or £2,000 for those aged 24 and under) under the previous scheme. This is in addition to the existing £1,000 payment the government provides for all new 16-18-year-old apprentices.
In addition, the Chancellor pledged £7 million for a new “flexi-job” apprenticeship programme in England, that will enable apprentices to work with a number of employers in one sector.
There is no limit on the number of incentive payments that you can claim for apprentices eligible to receive funding, provided each apprentice meets the criteria, including being a new employee. Plus, during this period SMEs can now hire up to 10 apprentices.
All you have to do is to create an account on the apprenticeship service and then make a claim for the incentives. You can use the same account to reserve funding to cover the costs of their apprenticeship training and assessment programme.
Click here to set up an account to manage your apprentices: https://accounts.manage-apprenticeships.service.gov.uk/service/index
If you have any questions, then you can call the Apprenticeship Service directly on 08000 150600 opt.1 then 2.