Whether you have ‘hard to fill’ vacancies, skills gaps, or an ageing workforce, apprenticeships are a workforce development ‘gift’ that you shouldn’t be ignoring.
I speak to so many businesses who immediately say “I can’t have an apprentice because I need someone who can already do the job or has skills”. But this argument just doesn’t stack up when you look at the facts. If you are an employer who struggles to fill skilled posts in your business, or have high turnover in a role – you have to ask yourself: ‘is it better to have someone in the role who is training to develop their skills alongside doing the job, or to have no one at all?’