Research proves how apprenticeships have helped
businesses.
According to research commissioned by the Department for
Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), apprenticeships
generate £40 in the economy over a student's lifetime
for every £1 spent by the government. No surprise
there's more funding for 2012 then.
Businesses that offer apprenticeship programmes view them as
beneficial to long-term development. Most
businesses (82%) took on an apprentice to build the skills
capacity within their businesses. Firms that have taken on
an apprentice are more likely to want to expand
than businesses that have not taken on an apprentice.
Source: Skills for Business - More to Learn?
British Chambers of Commerce, Oct 2011.
The majority of employers say that apprenticeships helped them
to improve productivity and to be more
competitive. They also said that training apprentices is
more cost-effective than hiring skilled staff, leading to
lower overall training and recruitment costs.
Source: Apprenticeships survey conducted by Populus on behalf of
the Learning and Skills Council, February 2009.
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