Third Sector Apprenticeships

Third Sector Apprenticeships are brand new training programmes specifically designed for charities and social enterprises to help them make a difference to people and communities. They develop practical skills in three key areas for third sector organisations – campaigning, fundraising and volunteer management.

The coalition government is committed to increasing the number of Apprenticeship places available, and has increased funding to encourage people to take them up. This is because Apprenticeships work. Research into the impacts of Apprenticeships shows that the experience is a positive one for the vast majority of Apprentices and employers.

Skills - Third Sector (www.skills-thirdsector.org.uk/), together with people who work in the third sector, have developed three Apprenticeships specifically for charities and social enterprises so you have training programmes available specifically tailored to meet the needs of your organisation. The organisation Fair Train (http://fairtrain.org/) exists to build capacity in the third sector to employ apprentices and can provide you with help, advice and support, and match you with a training provider in your region. If you are considering employing an apprentice please contact Fair Train in the first instance.

To give you an added incentive, new funding is now available from the National Apprenticeship Service, their AGE grants are targetted Small to medium Sized Employers who are taking on apprentices for the first time. AGE grants are worth up to £1,500 per apprentice. www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Employers/Steps-to-make-it-happen/Incentive.aspx