APPRENTICESHIPS
What employers are saying
■ 80% have reported a significant
increase in employee retention
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■ 76% agree apprenticeships make
their workplace more productive
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■ 92% believe that apprenticeships
lead to a more motivated and
satisfied workforce
Data compiled by the National
Apprenticeship Service
77% believe apprenticeships
make them more competitive
wage as their regular full-time staff.
“For Pho it’s about the ethos that
we can train someone to be a chef,
waitress or front of house, and we can
give them that first step in the door,”
said Lucy. “If someone is willing to
learn then we’ve got the tools and
the people to be able to teach them.
“It’s also good for our teams,
and managers, to be involved in
developing other people. Every
restaurant which has an apprentice
really enjoys the fact that they are a
part of helping someone develop
and grow. While the first few months
can sometimes be a little hard work,
when you’re looking down the line
five months later and you see how
much someone has changed it
makes it all worth it.”
75% have reported reduced
recruitment costs
90% of apprentices stay in
employment after finishing their
apprenticeship
71% of apprentices stay with the
same employer
and gaining experience of working
really fast and under pressure in a
restaurant kitchen.”
HOW IT WORKS
Ealing Apprenticeship Network
supports businesses in setting up
the apprenticeships and the training
programme required, while helping to
match a young person to the placement.
It is still possible for businesses to sign
up – and the network is also now looking
for young people aged 16-24 interested
in applying to fill the positions that are
available. See the information box on
these pages to find out how to get in
touch. As Around Ealing went to press
120 pledges had been made already.
Councillor Peter Mason, the
council’s cabinet member for
prosperity, skills, employment and
transformation, said: “Ensuring our
young people are equipped to get
into well paid jobs is a key priority for
us. Apprenticeships not only provide
another route into a lifelong career,
they also offer the kind of on-the-job
training you don’t get elsewhere.
“There are real benefits for
businesses who take on apprentices,
and that’s proven by the fact that
more apprentices have been recruited
above and beyond the target we’ve set
each and every year. This year I hope
employers will go even further: We’ve
already smashed the target of 100
apprenticeships in 100 days.”
MORE INFO
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Call 020 8825 6234
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Email apprenticeships@
ealing.gov.uk
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Visit www.ealing.gov.uk/
apprenticeships
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Twitter #Ealing100in100
Lucy and Katrina discuss training
‘QUALIFICATION AND
EXPERIENCE’
Katrina Pietersen, 24, began her
apprenticeship with Pho at the
beginning of the year as a salad chef
and is currently working towards her
NVQ level 2 qualification in catering.
She said: