Hiring an apprentice is an excellent addition to your business.
In a world of increasing skills shortages, an apprentice can close that gap and add a new dynamic to your business.
Business Administrator apprentices will work in roles such as personal secretaries, team co-ordinator’s, operational support assistants, administration officers etc.
They will have the skills, knowledge, behaviours, and competencies to manage business systems, processes, and services, and play an important part in making businesses run smoothly.
Course information
During this course the apprentice will learn a full range of skills that a business adminstrator needs including -
- producing accurate records and documents
- making effective decisions
- building and maintaining positive business relationships
- confidence to communicate face to face and in writing
- choosing the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem
- managing priorities
- undertaking and leading on projects
- practice knowledge of managing stakeholders
- applying laws and legislations within your role
- understanding organisational structures and the benefits they have
- demonstrating integrity, reliability, self-motivation and pro-activity
- external factors and the wider impact these can have on an organisation
This apprenticeship standard contains a list of skills, knowledge and behaviours they will need to have learnt by the end of their apprenticeship.
Course duration
18 months plus 3 months End Point Assessment (EPA)
Funding and Incentives
Large Businesses
Employers from both the public and private sectors, with a payroll of more than £3 million, will have to pay a 0.5% into the levy fund to pay for apprenticeships. Levy paying employers will be able to reclaim their contribution via their Digital Account Service to “pay” for apprenticeship training and assessments.
Small Businesses
If you hire a 16 to 24 year old Apprentice after the 1 October 2026 you could be eligible to claim a £2000 incentive payment from the Government
Employers who do not pay into the apprenticeship levy who employ an apprentice aged 16 to 21 years old will not be required to make any financial contribution towards their cost of training. If the apprentice is aged 22 or over then the company would pay a 5% contribution (£250) payable in instalments if required.
16 to 18 Incentive Grant - all companies
All size businesses will receive a £1,000 cash incentive for employing a 16 to 18 year old apprentice.
Contact us
Please call on 01482 615 349 or email on business@hullcc.gov.uk