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Two awards available
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Funding available to help businesses through the recession.
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Recession skills support to continue
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Neil Smith, managing director of Metskill, says he has seen first-hand the benefits that apprenticeships can bring.
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Can your business afford to miss out on funding for skills?
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Semta urges employers to back apprenticeships despite economic downturn

 

Metskill Academy marks a new era in the drive to attract young people to careers in metals, in response to needs identified by employers throughout the sector. Led by employers, Metskill Academy draws together the best in education, careers promotion, apprenticeship and graduate provision nationally and regionally into a ‘one stop shop’ for employers and young people.

A range of co-ordinated services is available at national and regional level, with the central objectives being to:

  • generate interest and commitment amongst young people, pre and post recruitment to the industry
  • influence the education curriculum and availability of training to meet employer needs
  • improve value for money and ease-of-access for employers.

Case Studies

“Every time someone leaves that’s more experience gone that you can’t replace – unless you train apprentices.”
Richard Jagger, Senior Production Engineer, Symmetry Medical

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Symmetry


Looking for an apprenticeship?

Get your career off to a flying start with a Metskill Academy metal industry apprenticeship.

An apprenticeship in the metal industry can take you in all sorts of directions – aerospace, bioscience, engineering and the marine industry to name just a few! Plus a Metskill Academy apprenticeship means you earn while you learn from day one.

It’s your chance to get a real job, real training – and a real career.

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