Upskill Your Workforce
Apprentices can develop the skills and knowledge directly relevant to your business.
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Apprenticeship Employers
Grow Your Own Talent
The University of Lincoln is a Top 50 provider* of apprenticeships with hundreds of apprentices enrolled on our programmes. As a Triple Gold institution (Teaching Excellence Framework 2023), we are proud to offer a varied portfolio of apprenticeship standards delivered by industry experts, who are actively involved in their fields. We have partnered with hundreds of businesses, including industry giants Coca-Cola and Nestlé, to fulfil their training needs. We also have long-standing educational partnerships with several public sector organisations including local councils, the military, and NHS trusts.
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Business Benefits
Apprenticeships are a great way to build and strengthen your workforce, ensuring a talent pool primed for long-term success and growth. Whether you’re bringing in new talent or upskilling current employees, apprenticeships provide a structured, hands-on training pathway that focuses on practical applications of knowledge, meaning employees can utilize their training to support your business goals.
These programmes are also an affordable investment into your staff base. The apprenticeship levy enables larger businesses to fully fund apprenticeship training, while small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) receive substantial government support, significantly reducing the cost of developing employees. This makes apprenticeships an accessible, cost-effective way to develop essential skills and drive sustainable business growth.
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Attract New Talent
Apprenticeships offer a package of study and work that can attract enthusiastic and talented new employees, often in areas of strategic skills shortages.
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Increase Staff Retention
Investing in apprenticeship programmes fosters loyalty and commitment, as employees are more likely to stay with a company that supports their growth. Providing staff with development opportunities reduces turnover, enhances job satisfaction, and strengthens morale.
Who We Work With
The University of Lincoln is proud to have developed strong relationships with a range of high-profile organisations and is committed to partnering with employers to develop and deliver apprenticeships to meet their needs.
Government Funded Degree
Apprenticeships are an affordable way to develop your staff as they are funded by your apprenticeship levy account or heavily subsidised by the Government.
Encouraging Enterprise
Your business can benefit from the new ideas and thinking apprentices take back to their roles from their study days, giving them the chance to make an immediate impact in the workplace.
How They Work
The format and delivery methods of every apprenticeship differ with each programme. For all degree apprenticeships, however, learning takes place both at the University and through ‘off the job training’, which comprises 20% of a typical working week.
The new knowledge and skills gained by the apprentice during this time will be integrated into their role, with the benefits of their continued learning enjoyed by your business.
Apprenticeship Funding and the Levy
Find out more about how apprenticeship funding works for employers, including details of funding bands and the apprenticeship levy.
Our Apprenticeship Offer
Business and Executive Development
Our Lincoln International Business School can offer your staff hands-on experience and a professional pathway for future development through a Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship (CMDA) or Senior Leadership Master’s Degree Apprenticeship (SLMDA).These programmes offer recognition by the CMI through the award of Chartered Manager status.
Work With Us
Whether you want to help your employees get a foot on the career development ladder or you are aiming to fill a high level skills gap by attracting high-calibre new recruits, we can offer the guidance and support your business needs. With our extensive experience of working with employers to deliver apprenticeship schemes, we are able to advise on the latest government apprenticeships standards and qualifications, assisting in matching standards to job roles and planning apprenticeships schemes with your business.
How to Recruit an Apprentice
We are able to offer advice on apprenticeship recruitment and help your business to successfully recruit to vacancies.
We would recommend that you advertise apprenticeship roles on your own website and follow the usual recruitment process and channels that you would for any other vacancy.
Employers are encouraged to use the Government's Recruit an Apprentice tool at gov.uk/recruit-apprentice to post vacancies and manage applications for apprenticeships. Please contact us to discuss how we can support you with this.