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Employer FAQs & Resources
Download resources from our Apprenticeship experts and find answers within our Frequently Asked Questions to help you recruit an apprentice.
Frequently Asked Questions
An Apprentice is a full-time employee within your business and is entitled to the same staff benefits of all other employees.
The length of the contract of employment will need to match the length of the Apprenticeship programme. The length of each programme can be found on our Apprenticeship Training Programmes.
Providing you conform to the National Minimum Wage, you are free to set the rate of pay for your Apprentices.
It is very important to pay an appropriate wage for the job you expect the Apprentice to perform and a rate that is competitive amongst employers recruiting Apprentices in your sector. See who is recruiting on the Gov website.
Apprentices need to work a total of 30 hours a week to complete their Apprenticeship (this includes the time they spend at College). When your Apprentice attends College can vary by programme, but they will typically spend 20% of their time in the classroom. For some programmes this is one day every two weeks and for others there can be a block of training to help them acquire the basic skills before entering the workplace.
Contact us to discuss the specifics of the training for Apprentices in your sector.
Many of our Apprenticeship programmes are available at both Truro and Penwith College, in which case the Apprentice will train at the most convenient location.
Contact us to discuss the specifics of the Apprenticeship programme you are considering.
Visit our course search to see all our Apprenticeship Programmes.
You can see all of the current vacancies in your sector by visiting our Apprenticeship Jobs page.
The College’s Apprenticeship team is here to support employers every step of the way. Whether you’d like to move a current employee onto an Apprenticeship programme for professional development or recruit new members of staff for an Apprenticeship role, we support every stage of the process, from job descriptions, advertising the vacancy, interviews and inductions.
Contact us for help and advice; business@truro-penwith.ac.uk or 01872 305500.
Our Apprenticeship team is available Monday – Thursday, 8:30am – 5:00pm (4:30pm on Fridays) offering general advice and support to help you find the perfect Apprenticeship programme for your business.
Call: 01872 305500