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Receive £1,500 when you take on an Apprentice
The government Apprenticeship Grant for Employers (AGE) has been extended until 31 December 2013. £1,500 is available for eligible employers who commit to employ one or more 16 to 24 year old apprentices for the first time, or who have not employed one in the last 12 months. Follow this link for details.Top of Page |  |
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Employer Survey 2011/12
Thank you to our employers for responding to the End of programme Survey which relates to their thoughts at the end of the training programme about our work based activity including Apprentices.
97 percent of employers surveyed rated the overall quality of the training as outstanding/good.
96 percent thought the benefits that the training brought to their business was outstanding/good.
97 percent of employers rated the professionalism and communication of the college’s staff as outstanding/good.
96 percent rated the way in which the college assessors kept them informed about their employee’s progress as outstanding/good.Top of Page |  |
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Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony 2012
Our second York Apprenticeship Graduation was held in York Minster on 14 November, to coincide with York Business Week. The event was sponsored by City of York Council, York College, the National Apprenticeship Service and York Business Week. Graduating apprentices were presented with certificates by the Masters of the Ancient Guilds of York (Freemen, Merchant Taylors, Cordwainers, Butchers, Scriveners, Merchant Adventurers and Guild of Building). The keynote speaker was David Way, Chief Executive of the National Apprenticeship Service.Top of Page |   |
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York College - Preferred Provider for NHS Yorkshire and Humber 12/13
We are very pleased to have been notified that we retain our Preferred Provider status with the NHS for the second year! This highlights the quality of our Apprenticeship provision and allows us to be endorsed across the Yorkshire and Humber region.Top of Page |  |
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First intake of Vital Rail apprentices begin their training
One of the largest suppliers of training services to the rail, energy, mechanical and electrical and construction sectors has welcomed its first intake of apprentices at the Yorkshire Rail Academy (YRA) in York.
The first 15 apprentices have started their apprenticeships with Vital Skills Training, part of the Vital Services Group (VSG) in partnership with York College.
Vital received more than 300 applications from budding apprentices, offering a specialist signalling division, training them in the art of installing and maintaining signalling infrastructure. Ninety-six learners will start training at the YRA within the next six months.
Vital Rail, which is the specialist rail engineering arm of VSG, made a commitment to significantly increase the number of apprentices it employs in 2012 and the new training facility will support learners working on rail projects across Yorkshire and the East of England.
The YRA, located at the National Railway Museum, has training facilities for 48 learners at any one time. The 17 to 24 year-old apprentices will learn the theory side of their Apprenticeship in classrooms and then put it into practice on a specialist training railway line before progressing to work on the railway network. When qualified, apprentices will earn a starting salary of £16-£20K with further opportunities for progression with Vital Rail.
Since Vital Rail’s reopening of its York office in April this year, the business has experienced great success in the region, leading to the opening of the dedicated training academy. Vital Services Group, which has offices across the country, has also specially targeted the area to create opportunities for local unemployed people and tackle high levels of youth unemployment, which currently stands at more than 20 per cent* for Yorkshire and Humberside.
Lawrence Dobie, Education and Training Director at Vital Services Group, said: “We are delighted that we have been able to open a regional training centre with York College, which will provide a specialist facility for learners to develop their skills in rail engineering.
“Over the next few years there will be high levels of investment in the UK’s rail industry, which will create a need for a skilled local work force, so we’re acting now in a bid to get ahead of the curve. By providing and generating opportunities for young people, we can help them to broaden their horizons and develop the skills they need to make the most out of what can be a long and rewarding career.”
Alison Birkinshaw, Principal at York College, added: “Vital Rail has an impressive track record in delivering training across the rail sector and we are delighted to be launching this training in partnership with them.“Top of Page |     |
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Learners will be able to apply for a Further Education Loan from March 2013
This announcement was published in December 2011 by the BIS (Department for Business Innovation and Skills). It gives details of the planned funding scheme and states: “The FE Loans system will be launched in March 2013, at which point learners can apply for an FE Loan in advance of courses starting in the 2013/14 academic year.”
Any student who is studying a course at level 3 or higher and over the age of 24 will be eligible for up to £4,000 worth of funding.
Learners would only have to start repayments on an FE loan upon completion of their course and when they are earning over £21,000 per annum.Top of Page |  |
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The Government encourages employers to take on Apprentices
Small Employer Incentive
On 16th November 2011, the government announced a new incentive to encourage thousands of small firms that don’t currently employ apprentices to take on a young apprentice aged 16 to 24. This will support up to 40,000 new Apprenticeships.
The incentive is for employers with up to 50 (and in some cases up to 250) employees and comprises a payment of £1,500 payable in two stages. It will be available to small firms in all industries and for Apprenticeships at all levels from April 2012.
Details of how the new incentive will be administered and when employers will be able to express formal interest in it are currently being developed and will be announced as soon as possible.
Updates on this development will appear on the Governments Apprenticeship Service Website www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The incentive is part of a wider £1 billion package of support to encourage small businesses to employ young people.
Employer subsidy to employ a jobless young person
From April 2012, an incentive of £2,275 will be available for small employers who employ a jobless 18-24 year old for a period of 6 months. The subsidy will support work and training placements.
Government aims to subsidise work placements and training for up to 160,000 young jobless over a 3 year period.
Details of this subsidy are currently being developed and updates will appear in due course.Top of Page |  |
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