CALDERDALE College is pledging to support over 1,000 people in Calderdale and surrounding areas including Bradford through a host of new apprenticeship resources.

The training, aimed at helping SMEs to hire new apprentices, improve their existing apprenticeship provision and increase the number of apprenticeships they offer, has been made accessible through the Collaborative Apprenticeships project.

It will launch a series of training courses designed to help employers introduce apprenticeships into their business and take advantage of additional training to upskill their workforce.

These courses include Mental Health Training, Mentoring, Green and Sustainability, Introduction to Apprenticeships and Digital Account support sessions.

Calderdale College will also offer an eight-week leadership and management course.

As part of the project, Calderdale College will offer apprenticeship levy transfers that enable the college to support SMEs to offer new apprenticeships by transferring funds from other businesses, which can be used to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment.

Businesses can take advantage of the funding until June 2023.

Joanne Harvatt, Project Manager at the West Yorkshire Consortium of Colleges (WYCC), said: “It is vital for businesses to understand how to recruit and support apprentices.”

To enquire about Collaborative Apprenticeships, email apprenticeships@calderdale.ac.uk.

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