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AGE Grant

Can your company claim a £1500 AGE Grant?

Apprenticeship Grant for Employers of 16 to 24 year olds (AGE 16 to 24)

The AGE 16 to 24 is aimed at helping eligible employers to offer young people employment through the Apprenticeship programme, by providing wage grants to assist them in recruiting a young apprentice.

The National Apprenticeship Service is committed to working closely with our strategic partners including AoC, AELP, colleges and training providers across the country to deliver our ambition for the AGE 16 to 24.

The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 40,000 Apprenticeship Grants to employers with up to 1000 employees recruiting 16 to 24 year olds with a value of £1,500, to encourage employers to take on new apprentices.

The National Apprenticeship Service expects to support at least 20,000 small and medium sized employers (up to 250 employees) through AGE 16 to 24. We can support up to a further 20,000 employers with up to 1000 employees. Eligible employers are those who have never employed an apprentice before or who have not been in a position within the last 12 months to commit to employing an apprentice again.

The AGE 16 to 24 is available from 1 February 2012 until March 2013 for eligible employers who are able to offer a job opportunity to a 16 to 24 year old recruited as an apprentice. Funding will start from 1 April 2012.
Check your eligibility by:

  • Confirming the number of apprentices you will be taking on as a result of this incentive
  • Confirming that you wouldn’t have taken the apprentice on without this additional incentive
  • Committing to employing the apprentice for at least the time it takes to achieve the Apprenticeship framework. If you fail to do this some or all the grant will be clawed back
  • Confirming that you are aware of and do not breach any state aid rules
  • Agreeing to pay the minimum Apprenticeship wage of £2.65 per hour - although most apprentices receive more than this
  • Confirm that the company has not taken on an apprentice in the previous 12 months

To find out more, please read the emplyer fact sheet (below) or contact us on 01235 83 38 38.

Apprenticeship, Training Services, Trainee, Grant, 16 to 24

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