Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships can make your business more effective, productive and competitive by addressing your skills gaps directly
Apprenticeships are designed for those who want to gain their qualification while working. Apprentices work alongside your staff and attend Uxbridge College (usually on a day release basis) to study towards nationally recognised qualifications.
Apprenticeships are designed by businesses for businesses and are tailored to meet the needs of each specific sector.
Subjects currently available:
- Beauty Therapy
- Business Adminstration
- Customer Services
- Electrical Installation
- Engineering
- Hairdressing
- Hospitality & Catering
- ITQ (IT User)
- Motor Vehicle.
We plan to develop apprenticeships in other sectors. Please contact us for more information.
Benefits to your business
- Train your staff in their own working environment with familiar equipment and people they know
- Relevant/productive training - apprentices work as they learn
- Training and qualifications are designed by business for business to target industry skills shortages
- Apprentices can share good practice methods they learn with other staff
- Apprenticeships are offered at different levels making them appropriate for a wider group of people and also allowing academic progression.
Costs
Apprentices aged 16 - 18
FREE to the apprentice and the employer.
Apprentices aged 19 - 24
FREE to the apprentice and a fee contribution required from the employer.
Contact us
Susan Cuthbert
01895 853717
scuthbert@uxbridgecollege.ac.uk
Judith Hazelgrove
01895 853622
jhazelgrove@uxbridgecollege.ac.uk
Case Study
"We have always found Uxbridge College to be very professional and set a high standard of work. I have always recommended Uxbridge College to anyone at my salon who wants to commit to an apprenticeship.
I know that when they go for day release it will be spent in a positive way. If you have an individual working for you who can see the benefits of good training and can see a future for themselves, then the positive results will be a benefit to your business.
I have always had a high regard for all the staff I have met from Uxbridge College, finding them both helpful and professional."
Steven Levitt
Owner, Visage Hair and Beauty