Under the terms for apprenticeships you are required to:
Meet employment conditions
- Give your Apprentice a Contract of Employment
- Pay at least the minimum wage for Apprentices
- Increase pay as performance and skills improve
- Ensure adequate competent supervision at all times
- Record Apprentices’ workplace attendance
- Inform your UKTD Consultant of any unauthorised absences
- Make your Apprentices aware of your Equal Opportunities Policy
Support their learning and development
- Support your Apprentice in gaining their training qualifications
- Give appropriate on-the-job work experience and training
- Ensure enough time for them to achieve their training objectives
- Ensure compliance with 20% off the job training is met
- Allow reasonable access to UKTD staff for monthly visits for assessment, knowledge and functional skills training
- Take part in the regular reviews of your Apprentices’ progress
- Be involved in reviews, Individual Learning Plan and target setting
- Sign off your Apprentice’s progress on OneFile every month
Comply with all relevant Health & Safety legislation
- Provide a safe working environment
- Provide Health & Safety Induction Training
- Hold current employers’ and public liability insurance and vehicle insurance where appropriate
- Provide personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with statute and good occupational practice
- Provide advice and guidance with regard to safeguarding and prevent.