Leicester College launches its Apprenticeship Training Agency

14/09/2010

Leicester College is celebrating its new apprenticeship service, the apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA) with a breakfast launch event on Wednesday 22 September 2010.

The College was awarded funding to deliver public sector apprenticeships via this service in February 2010 and has recently been expanded to offer the new-style delivery of apprentices in the private sector.

The breakfast event, to be held at Leicester College’s taste restaurant at Freemen’s Park Campus, will provide local employers with an opportunity to find out how the ATA service can save organisations in need of new recruits time and money.

Acting as a recruitment agency, the ATA hires out apprentices to ‘host’ employers, matching a suitable apprentice to the organisation’s requirements.  By employing the apprentice directly through the ATA, this eliminates the costly recruitment process and provides support for the company through managing the apprentices’ wages, holidays and any training they may need.

Maggie Galliers, Leicester College Principal said: “We are pleased to be able to add to our apprenticeship offer through this route.  The skills and expertise apprentices bring to businesses is vital to the local and wider economy.”

A keynote speech will be given by Martin Traynor, Group Chief Executive of the Leicestershire Chamber of Commerce.  This will be followed with an overview of the agency by Head of Leicester College ATA, Matt Green, and a question and answer session with an ATA employer and apprentice.