Developing talent through apprenticeships

投资学徒制是英国经济从COVID-19影响中复苏的绝佳途径。在英国，每个学徒每年平均产生34000英镑的经济效益**，政府在学徒培训上每投资1英镑就能获得**21倍的回报**。2019冠状病毒病对雇主规划和管理维持业务所需劳动力的能力产生了“深刻影响”。一些企业正在努力满足不断增长的需求，而另一些企业则在产品和服务需求空前下降的情况下努力维持下去。**学徒制**将为人们提供一种**更好的方式**，以便在COVID-19的最初阶段过去后**继续学习并开始赚钱**。然而，当个别雇主（大多是大公司）招聘和填写大量不同的表格时，你需要随时关注，所以很难找到学徒机会。你也可以直接向培训机构申请，但这对他们提供的学徒类型是有限制的，他们确实在努力完成课程，然后试着找雇主。**Workplus**使人们**更容易**找到学徒——**想想UCAS的学徒**。Workplus是由雇主主导的，它给求职者信心，让他们相信自己可以获得更广泛的学徒机会，并且是在申请一份真正的工作，而不是希望找到一份工作。自2016年以来，Workplus已经帮助北爱尔兰的45家公司找到了130名学徒**，并可以利用其在北爱尔兰获得的经验帮助英国和爱尔兰的各个部门**通过学徒制培养新的和现有的人才**。到目前为止，Workplus已经开发了它的产品，包括一个简单的应用程序和为雇主提供的候选名单服务。然而，为了支持受COVID-19影响的其他雇主，需要进行**市场研究**，需要开发基于**地点的产品**，我们需要与更多**培训提供商**建立伙伴关系**，所有这些都是为了确保我们**为尽可能多的人提供尽可能多的选择。****延期对影响的影响**我们将利用这个延期项目帮助60家雇主在2021年3月之前找到90名学徒。我们将通过使用我们在初始项目中开发的工具让更多雇主加入Workplus来实现这一目标，然后向有抱负的学徒及其影响者提供鼓舞人心的促销活动，包括为学校、家长和失业人员举办的虚拟活动。让每个人都明白，Workplus是雇主和学徒见面的地方。

Investing in apprenticeships is an excellent way for the UK economy to recover from the effects of COVID-19\. Apprentices each generate an average **£34,000 of economic benefit each year** in the UK and Government receives a **21x return on every £1 it invests in apprenticeships**.COVID-19 is having a **deep effect** on the ability of employers to plan and manage the workforce they need to maintain their business. Some businesses are struggling to meet **increased demand** whilst others are fighting to keep going amidst **unprecedented decline** for their products and services.**Apprenticeships** will provide a **better way** for people to **continue learning and start earning** once this initial period of COVID-19 has passed. However, it's just **hard to find apprenticeships** as you need to be tuned into when individual employers (which are mostly the bigger firms) are recruiting and fill out lots of different forms. You can also apply directly to a training provider but this has a limit on the types of apprenticeships they offer and really they are working to fill their course, then try and find employers.**Workplus** makes it **easier** for people to find apprenticeships - **think UCAS for apprenticeships**. Workplus is employer-led giving confidence to applicants that they can access a wider variety of apprenticeships and are **applying for a real job, not the hope of finding one**.Since 2016, Workplus has helped **45 companies in Northern Ireland find 130 apprentices** and can use its experience gained in Northern Ireland to help sectors across the UK & Ireland **develop new and existing talent through apprenticeships**.To date, Workplus has developed its product to include a **simple application and shortlisting service** for employers. However in order to supprt other employers that have been impacted by COVID-19, **market research** needs to be undertaken, the product needs to be developed to be **location-based** and we need to develop partnerships with more **training providers**, all to ensure that we **provide as many people with as many options as possible.****Effect of Extension for Impact**We will use this extension project to help 60 employers find 90 apprentices by March 2021. We will deliver this by on-boarding more employers to Workplus using the tools we have developed in the initial project and then deliver an inspirational promotional campaign to aspiring apprentices and their influencers, including virtual events for schools, parents and those in unemployment. Helping everyone see that Workplus is the place employers and apprentices meet.