Opportunities for recruiting and upskilling

Would you benefit from £3,000 for upskilling or recruiting young employees?

With government covering nearly all the training costs this is an opportunity for your business.

With free guidance, support and impartial advice to assist your business in how apprenticeships can be utilised to their greatest benefit for the whole workforce, current and future, this is a great opportunity to get involved.

This opportunity is being funded by Lancashire County Council with 100 grants available to businesses with fewer than 250 employees in Lancashire’s growth sectors, who have not recruited an apprentice in the last two years.

The funding is part of Lancashire’s Economic Recovery and Growth Fund and is targeted at the recruitment of 16-24 year old apprentices.

LANCASHIRE SKILLS PLEDGE

Has your business signed up? Join more than 200 companies which have pledged to inspire, recruit and upskill Lancashire’s people.

The Skills Pledge is a way of reaching out to a wealth of support and advice to access a range of skills and employment initiatives including:

  • How to engage with local schools and colleges to attract a future workforce
  • How to build the talent of employees through apprenticeships
  • What training is available to upskill an existing workforce
  • How to reach those that wouldn’t consider applying for a job?

Answers to these and more are within easy reach by signing up to one or more pledges.

What’s more, as a Skills Pledge Employer you get recognition for the great work you already do for your employees.

Enjoyed this? Read more from Sara Gaskell, Lancashire Skills Hub

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