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Apprenticeships have evolved and so has Bath College.
We have a long history of successfully supporting businesses to grow and thrive by recruiting new talent.
Our Employer Team deal with all aspects of your contact with College: Apprenticeships; Work Placements; T-Levels; Employer Engagement such as curriculum design, skills focus groups and networking events with Radio Bath.
There's lots of useful information online regarding Apprenticeships and how employers can work with colleges. The problem is navigating through it all to find what's relevant and importantly: accurate and up to date.
Our Team is expert in helping businesses to understand what matters to them as an individual business, as well as what apprentices are looking for in a potential employer.
We've included some FAQs below to cover the general points but we'd be more than happy to talk it through with you to find your individual requirements. Contact us now:
01225 328683
Apprenticeships are funded by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA), which is a government department. The ESFA publishes a comprehensive document called “Apprenticeship funding rules and guidance for employers”. Click HERE to download the current version.
The Government also publish useful advice and guidance on their website for employers on all aspects of employing an apprentice. Click HERE to go to the site.
There's also a lot of clearly presented and helpful information on the Apprenticeships website. Click HERE to see this.
You can sign up for updates on Government sites. This will mean that you get news on developments (such as Incentive Payments and Claims deadlines).
Larger employers (those with a PAYE bill of over £3 million) pay into an Apprenticeship Levy fund from which their Apprenticeships are funded. This process is controlled and operated by the ESFA.
In the case of employers who do not pay into a levy fund, the funding for the Apprenticeship is paid directly from the ESFA.
Organisations who do not pay the levy are required to contribute 5% of the total cost of the Apprenticeship directly to the Provider (Bath College) at enrolment.
This 5% contribution is waived where:
Yes. The Government has set a minimum hourly rate for Apprentices. You can find out what that is by clicking HERE.
Yes. Since 1st of April 2021, all employers who take on an Apprentice must register their company and any apprentices on the Apprenticeship Service. You can find out how to do this HERE.
The absolute minimum term for an Apprenticeship is 12 months at 30 hours per week. Many Apprenticeships last longer than 12 months.
If the Apprentice is working fewer than 30 hours per week, it may still be possible to complete an Apprenticeship but the length of the programme will have to be extended to account for that.
All the Apprenticeships offered by Bath College are listed HERE. If you go to the specific Apprenticeship you are interested in, you will see how long it is.
That depends on the programme. Some programmes have mandatory qualifications that the Apprentice will need to attend college to achieve. This does not apply to all programmes. Some programmes have elements that can be delivered by online learning. Maths and English (where required) can often be delivered online.
All the Apprenticeships offered by Bath College are listed HERE. If you go to the specific Apprenticeship you are interested in, you will see what those requirements are.
Yes. Any attendance at college (including for English & Maths) must take place within the Apprentice’s working hours. There is a mandatory requirement that 20% of the Apprenticeship is delivered ‘Off-The-Job’.
This means within the Apprentice’s paid working hours but not while they are carrying out their normal duties. This will be explained to you, and examples given of how to achieve the 20%, as well as how it is recorded.
Any attendance at college (including for English & Maths) must take place within the Apprentice’s working hours. There is a mandatory requirement that 20% of the Apprenticeship is delivered ‘Off-The-Job’. This means it is within the Apprentice’s paid work. An Apprenticeship is an undertaking between the Employer, The Apprentice and the Training Provider (Bath College in this case).
Each programme has an Assessor assigned to it. This is a member of the College staff who oversees the delivery of the learning and training and liaises with both the Employer, the Apprentice and other College staff (tutors, for example) to ensure that the training is delivered comprehensively, effectively and on time.
The Employer has a significant role to play in making sure that the Apprentice receives the best possible training. This will include, for example:
