Tees Valley Apprenticeship Programme
Supporting apprentice recruitment in the
Tees Valley
The Tees Valley
Apprenticeship Programme (TVAP) is a £1.8m fund designed to help
sustain and expand employment related training in theTeesValley,
through the successful training of over 150 engineering
apprentices. It is just one of the workstreams from the Tees Valley
Industrial Programme (TVIP) designed to support the economy of the
Tees Valley through a package of industrial support, enterprise,
training and innovation mechanisms.
Funding is designed to
accommodate apprentices to complete their frameworks and to sustain
their prospects of employment in theTeesValley. As such all
employers providing industry relevant products and services from
premises located in Tees Valley, or hosting engineering apprentices
from the Tees Valley, are eligible to participate.
The programme provides
employers with the funding required to retain or employ those
apprentices currently at risk or those who have already been made
redundant. The fund will also help employers to host work
experience for apprentices receiving training allowances and
sponsor apprenticeship completers to enter higher education
progression opportunities.
To date, over 250
apprentices have successfully been supported through TVAP.
Case
studies:
TVAP means that there has never been a better time to employ an apprentice. Apprentices are a sound investment and I have seen first hand the number of benefits that employing apprentices can bring to a business. We want TVAP to leave a legacy in the Tees Valley. We are not just focused upon this package of support, we want to drive home the long-term benefits and ultimately increase the number of employers looking to recruit apprentices that will become the skilled workforce of the future.
George Ritchie,
Senior Vice President, Sembcorp and Chair of TVAP.