Webinar -Apprenticeship funding and support for SMEs

Register today for your place on our free webinar on what free apprenticeship support and funding is available for businesses in London on 10th December 1-2pm. Hosted by Central London Forward and delivered by Workwhile, this webinar is open to businesses from across the capital.

Rob Singh from Workwhile will take you through the basics of apprenticeships, explaining what is involved, how to get started, what funding is available and what free support is out there to give you and your apprentices the greatest chance of success.

If you are a London based business this webinar will help you to–

• Discover what funding is available to pay for apprenticeship training
• Gain a clear understanding on what is involved in taking on an apprentice
• Know what free support there is to help you to get started
• Get tips on how to get the best out of your apprentices
• Understand what additional schemes exist in your borough
• Ask your own questions in the Q&A

This is the first of a series of FREE webinars from Central London Forward, South London Partnership, Local London and the West London Alliance for micro, small or medium employers looking to explore their future workforce. This series is being delivered as part of the pan-London Local Skills Improvement Plan project funded by the Department for Education.

About Workwhile 

Workwhile is a - a not-for-profit initiative, working with employers to create good work and ensure that everyone can access it.  Since 2020 they have distributed over £17.5M of funding to SMEs in London to help create and fulfil apprenticeships as well as providing free training and advice for creating an environment for success.

 

About Rob Singh

Rob joined the Workwhile team at the beginning of the project in 2019 and helped create the plans to meet the brief of supporting businesses in London to get unemployed and low-skilled Londoners onto a pathway of progression through apprenticeships. Since then, his work has grown from SME support and helping Levy paying organisations to share levy with SMEs, to working in close partnership with local councils in London to find innovative ways to support local businesses to create opportunity through apprenticeships and training, with the values of good work and good pay for residents.

 

Date and Time

10 December

1-2pm

on Zoom

 

If you have any questions about the webinar please contact euan.cadzow-webb@cityoflondon.gov.uk. 

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