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UKFast rolls out apprenticeship scheme to business community

In a bid to solve the problem of Manchester's technical skills gap, UKFast has opened its apprenticeship training programme to other businesses.

UKFast is set to open up its training facilities to the wider business community, after being approved by the government to join the register of apprenticeship training providers.

UKFast's apprenticeship programme is led by a team of former school teachers, who are fully qualified and accredited to deliver the apprenticeship programme on site, end to end. UKFast is equipped to deliver Level 2, 3 and 4 apprenticeships across a range of subjects. These courses are now available to businesses that want to take on and train apprentices but don't have the educational facilities expertise to deliver on site.

Aaron Saxton, UKFast's Director of Training and Education said, "the accreditation demonstrates our capacity, quality and expertise to deliver high-calibre apprenticeship programmes, not just to our own team but to other employers right across the region. 

"We've built a bespoke curriculum in line with the digital industry and bleeding-edge business, with all the right academic tools to challenge and really develop these young people to be the leading digital engineers in the UK.

"We ensure each candidate goes back to their business with the skills they need to be successful and help their business to grow." 

The recently introduced Apprenticeship Levy means businesses are subject to a tax of 0.5 per cent on annual wage bills in excess of £3m. Businesses are able to offset this money by taking on apprentices.

Lawrence Jones MBE, UKFast CEO, added, "we see our apprentices developing at an amazing rate and they're truly invaluable to our workforce. We've created a dedicated learning environment and invested huge amounts of time, money and energy into these young people. They deserve the very best start in life and that's exactly what we give them.

"It makes perfect sense to roll this out as a service to other businesses who want to gain the amazing benefits of having apprentices within their business. Gone are the days of apprentices making the tea round and sorting the mail and we're proud to play our part in changing the perceptions of apprenticeships."

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