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Sunday 01 August 2010
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What are apprenticeships really about?

Sir Alan Sugar - Credit Talkback Thames/BBC One
Credit Talkback Thames/BBC One

Mention ‘apprenticeships’ and the popular BBC series The Apprentice may come to mind.  For this reason Alan Sugar stars in this year’s English Apprenticeship Week television campaign (23 - 27 February). But what are apprenticeships really about and are they right for you?


Well-trained employees are more important than ever to businesses as they meet the challenges of the current economic downturn. Apprenticeships can provide businesses with a practical and effective way to develop existing staff or recruit new employees in a cost effective way and without the need for time away from the workplace.. In fact, the business benefits are numerous. Recent research shows that 77% of employers believe that apprenticeships make them more competitive.  

 

Available to all ages, apprenticeships provide on-the-job training so employees can contribute to the business while gaining the skills and experience the employer needs. They have been revived over the last 10 years to ensure they add even more value to businesses. There is no set time to complete an apprenticeship and they can be delivered entirely in the workplace or a combination of workplace and an approved college or training provider.

Quick links

 

Gordon Brown quote on Apprenticeships

 

But don’t take our word for it – click on the links on the left to find out more about the benefits of apprenticeships and discover why employers in the environmental and land-based sector offer them.


 

If you want to find out more, Lantra is hosting a number of events during Apprenticeship Week in England and would love to see you there. Click here for more information.



Apprenticeships in environmental and land-based industries

There are currently 15 Apprenticeship Frameworks offered in the sector

  • Agricultural crops, livestock and mixed farming

  • Amenity horticulture

  • Animal care

  • Aquaculture

  • Dry stone walling

  • Environmental conservation

  • Equine

  • Farriery

  • Fencing

  • Floristry

  • Game and wildlife management

  • Land-based service engineering

  • Production horticulture

  • Trees and timber

  • Veterinary nursing