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Construction and Building Services Apprenticeships at Gloucestershire College

Looking to recruit a construction or building services apprentice for your business?

We are renowned for our quality apprenticeships in construction and building services, working with employers across Gloucestershire and the South West.

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Construction and Building Services Apprenticeships at Gloucestershire College
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Open to both new and current staff

Already have an apprentice in mind? We can get them signed up. Our construction and building services apprenticeships are open to new and existing employees enabling employers to upskill their workforce and future-proof their business with current and new skills.

Training delivery for our construction and trade apprenticeships

With our broad portfolio of specialist construction apprenticeships and trade apprenticeships, we can provide the right talent and training for your business. Explore our construction and trade apprenticeship programme fact sheets to learn more or if you are not sure which is right for you, simply get in touch with our Employer Training & Apprenticeships team to discuss your options.

Get in touch about construction and building services apprenticeships

Our expert apprenticeship team can offer no obligation information and advice for your business.

Our facilities for construction and building services apprenticeships in Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Forest of Dean

Our construction and trade facilities and workshops across our Cheltenham, Gloucester and Forest of Dean campuses provide apprentices with the optimal environment to train and learn, mentored by seasoned industry experts. If you take on a construction or trade apprentice they will thrive in our impressive facilities, honing their skills to bring into your workplace.

Brand-New Construction Centre

Opening September 2024, the centre will be Cheltenham’s thriving training hub for construction and trade courses. It will feature 10 plumbing bays, 12 electrical bays, and 20 bays for carpentry, as well as bespoke classrooms. 

Both full-time courses and apprenticeships will be taught at the centre, giving students the chance to get hands-on with industry standard equipment. From September 2024, Cheltenham Campus will offer training in electrical installation, carpentry and property maintenance.

Brand-New Construction Centre

Costs and funding to recruit a construction or building services apprentice

Using the Apprentice Levy and government funding

If your company has less than 50 employees and you take on a 16-18-year-old, you are entitled to receive the apprenticeship training completely free of charge.

If you are not a levy payer (your wage bill is less than £3 million), you will contribute just 5% of the total cost of your trade or construction apprenticeship training, the government will pay the remaining 95%. 

If you pay the apprenticeship levy, as well as receiving the incentive payments from the government, we can support you to maximise your levy strategy and make the most of funding on offer. You can use your levy funds to bring in new talent to the business, or upskill employees through apprenticeships and help reduce skills gaps.   

Costs and funding to recruit a construction or building services apprentice

Fully funded apprenticeships for SMEs

To make apprenticeships more accessible to SMEs, the government announced that it will fully fund apprenticeships in small businesses from 1 April by paying the full cost of training for anyone up to the age of 21 – reducing costs and burdens for businesses and delivering more opportunities for young people to kick start their careers. 

Apprenticeship levy transfer increase

Under the new measures, levy paying employers will be able to transfer up to 50% of their funds to support other businesses, including smaller firms, to take on apprentices. This will help SMEs hire more apprentices by reducing costs and enabling more employers to get the skilled workers they need while unlocking more opportunities for young people in a huge range of sectors and professions. The transfer increase is expected to come into effect from April 6.

Fully funded apprenticeships for SMEs

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