To mark National Apprenticeship Week, Direct Skills Group reveals why businesses should consider investing in apprentices to help boost their workforce…

Practical experience

Apprenticeships provide hands-on training in a real-world setting, allowing students to develop practical skills that are directly applicable to your industry and specific business needs. Apprentices training through Direct Skills Group gain regular on-the-job experience with their employer to help them hone their chosen craft, alongside weekly lessons in a classroom environment.

Customised training

As an employer, you have the opportunity to adapt an apprentice’s training to suit your specific business needs, ensuring that those who are working for you gain the skills and knowledge necessary to excel within your company – and help you reach new heights and grow a highly-skilled workforce in the process.

Increased productivity

Apprenticeships have the power to boost productivity by providing you with skilled and ambitious workers, who are eager to learn and contribute to your business and the teams within it.

Future talent pipeline

Hiring apprentices allows businesses to build a pipeline of skilled workers who are familiar with the company’s operations, culture and processes. Not only does this help ensure continued stability, performance and results, it also helps you to retain valuable team members.

Enhanced reputation

Demonstrating a commitment to investing in employee development through apprenticeship programs can enhance your reputation as an employer of choice. This can attract top talent, improve employee morale and foster positive relationships with customers, suppliers and your wider community.

Direct Skills Group is the north’s largest training provider of beauty therapy courses, fitness courses and beauty therapy apprenticeships.

With bases in the North East and Yorkshire, it is committed to assisting with placing its apprenticeship graduates with some of the best and biggest establishments possible, including some of the region’s leading spas and hotels.

Working in partnership with employers and local business owners as their chosen apprentice provider, it works hard to seek out opportunities and build connections to better young people’s careers and business’ workforces.

For more information about how Direct Skills Group can assist you in finding the right apprentice for your business, visit www.directskillsgroup.co.uk