It’s proven that apprenticeships can enhance your business and motivate your team.

Apprenticeships offer real business benefits, both to you as an employer and to your staff. Even in these uncertain times they increase the skills and knowledge of your workforce as a whole.

Officially merged on the August 1, Bromley College and Orpington College have joined forces to bring you a wider choice of apprenticeship programmes across a range of sectors.

Apprenticeships are designed around your business so you can be sure that your employees are gaining skills and recognised qualifications that are directly relevant to you An apprentice can help your business grow.

The colleges are proud to have delivered successful apprenticeship programmes for the past 10 years, and this experience has given them a comprehensive understanding of your business needs and those of your employees.

Apprenticeships offer real business benefits. According to the National Apprenticeship Service: l 77 per cent of employers believe apprenticeships make them more competitive; l 76 per cent say that apprenticeships provide higher overall productivity; l 80 per cent feel that apprenticeships reduce staff turnover; l 88 per cent believe that apprenticeships lead to a more motivated and satisfied workforce.

Apprenticeship program-mes have grown and developed in the last few years, and both colleges have developed programmes in the following sectors to meet your needs: l Accountancy l Animal care l Beauty therapy l Business administration l Childcare l Construction l Contact call centre l Customer services l Dental nursing l Electrical installation l Financial services l Hairdressing l Health and social care l IT l Logistics l Motor Vehicle l Travel Services Easy to arrange Getting started with an apprenticeship programme is easier than you think!

Experienced advisers can help you make the right decisions for your business by supporting you in organising the apprenticeship programme and provide you with a recruitment service if necessary.

Just give them a call to discuss your recruitment and training requirements, and find out how your business can benefit from an apprenticeship.

Phone 020 8295 7070, email apprenticeships@bromley.ac.uk or visit bromley.ac.uk/ apprenticeships for more information.