Apprenticeship Employer Grant

As part of a new initiative in response to the coronavirus pandemic the ‘Apprenticeship Employer Grant’ is available to employers who take on an apprentice on or after 31 December 2020.  The grant is available to help businesses recruit new Modern or Graduate Apprentices or to upskill existing employees:-

• £5,000 for employers taking on or upskilling a 16 to 24-year through a Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship, and for those aged up to 29 years who have a disability, are care experienced or are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background.
• £3,500 for employers taking on or upskilling an individual aged 25 and over through a Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship
• If applications are for upskilling existing employees, the grant specifically supports those who have changed job roles within the last four months.

Funding will be available for eligible employers where the apprenticeship start date was on or after 1 December 2020.  Funding will be available for starts until 25 March 2021 or until funding levels are exceeded, whichever comes first.

More information and the application form can be found at the following link:

https://www.apprenticeships.scot/for-employers/apprenticeship-employer-grant/?utm_campaign=769418_FindBusinessSupport%20-%20COVID-19%20and%20Brexit%20guidance%20-%20Updates%20162&utm_medium=email&utm_source=Scottish%20Enterprise&dm_i=4X7B,GHOQ,41BTT4,1Y8WF,1

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