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Top 10 tips on successfully completing your apprenticeship

Posted on 5th April 2024 at 15:17

At Fareport Training we are here to help you get the maximum benefit from your apprenticeship programme.

Apprenticeship funding explained

Posted on 5th April 2024 at 12:56

How do I fund an apprenticeship?

How do I know if we pay the levy?

Key steps to avoid learners leaving apprenticeships early

Posted on 25th March 2024 at 13:19

Have you spoken to your teams recently who are on apprenticeship programmes?

Developing a culture of learning and development

Posted on 21st September 2023 at 14:01

Do you want to boost your ability to retain your best talent? Learning and development is a systematic process to enhance an employee's skills, knowledge, and competency, resulting in better performance in a work setting. Investment in learning and development encourages staff to stay.

Key steps to a successful partnership between employers and their apprenticeship training provider

Posted on 3rd April 2023 at 13:21

Once you've selected a training provider, how can you set up your apprenticeship programme for success, and reduce the risk of any challenges? How can you work most effectively with your training provider?

How to choose the best apprenticeship training provider

Posted on 15th December 2022 at 14:49

Choosing a training provider – it’s not as simple as it looks, is it? We offer some simple advice to make this process as clear and easy as possible for you.

Tips and techniques for End Point Assessment - Professional Discussion, Presentation, Portfolio of Evidence and Showcase

Posted on 26th September 2022 at 14:07

Ok, so you’ve been told you need to pass one of these elements to proceed, and you don’t know where to start.

Start any preparation early by speaking to your trainer about the expectations and know what you are aiming for. What do you need to do?

Mental health and wellbeing in the workplace

Posted on 10th May 2022 at 10:30

Last month was Stress Awareness Month and this month follows with Mental Health Awareness Week (9th - 15th May 2022).

Did you know that loneliness has a huge impact on our physical and mental health? This Mental Health Awareness Week we want to tackle the epidemic of loneliness.

Functional Skills Maths - How to overcome your barriers

Posted on 10th May 2022 at 10:18

Maths is a huge barrier for a lot of our learners and can stop learners completing their apprenticeship. But why is this? We explore how your past experience can affect your learning, and how to overcome these barriers.

9 Benefits of Apprenticeships for your business

Posted on 28th April 2022 at 11:10

Apprenticeships have many benefits to the apprentices and employers who use them. Some of these you might not be aware of when you first start a programme. Read more below about the impact on loyalty, morale, productivity, confidence and soft skills.

Measuring the Return on Investment of your Apprenticeship programme

Posted on 7th April 2022 at 13:10

Large businesses with a pay bill of over £3m have been paying the Apprenticeship Levy since 2017. Some departments may have seen real benefits from investing in apprenticeships and have lots of positive success stories. But it isn’t always easy to communicate those benefits to senior leaders or to departments that aren’t using apprenticeships.

A great way to raise the profile of apprenticeships and ensure you are getting value for money is to measure your Return on Investment or ROI.

Apprentice Minimum Wage increasing for 2022/23

Posted on 29th March 2022 at 11:09

The Apprentice Minimum Wage is set to rise on 1st of April 2022, from £4.30 to £4.81 per hour. At Fareport, we believe that employers should look beyond this if they want to recruit and retain the best apprentices.

Why do employers keep spending their apprenticeship levy on managers?

Posted on 19th January 2022 at 16:08

Management apprenticeships get a hard time in the FE and HR press. Journalists reel at the uptake in apprenticeships for “managers” and older employees, rather than young and newly recruited employees. Many people don’t realise that apprenticeships have been created for all levels, not just the traditional young apprentices as it was in the past. We believe strongly that there is a place for both types of apprenticeships.

How Retailers are spending their Apprenticeship Levy

Posted on 8th August 2021 at 19:00

4 strategies to get value from your Apprenticeship Levy in a Retail environment

5 steps to develop an apprenticeship strategy linked to your business objectives

Posted on 27th June 2021 at 19:51

Since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy, apprenticeships are being discussed in the Board Room as well as in the Training Room. Whether you have been delivering apprenticeships for years or are new to apprenticeship training, they provide an opportunity to develop a long term, business-led apprenticeship strategy.

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