About National Apprenticeship Week

National Apprenticeship Week is co-ordinated by the National Apprenticeship Service and is designed to celebrate apprenticeships and the positive impact they have on individuals, businesses and the wider economy.

National Apprenticeship Week 2015 is all about:

• getting more small businesses to take on apprentices
• promoting the range and breadth of apprenticeships on offer, including those at Higher level and within blue chip companies
• celebrating apprenticeships and the level of success that learners can achieve

For example – did you know that:

• 1,000 businesses are now involved in designing the new apprenticeship standards?
• or that there are 1,500 different apprenticeships on offer in more than 170 industries?
• or that the government invested £1.5bn in apprenticeships in 2013 to 2014?
• or that businesses report an average increase in productivity by £214 a week when they hire apprentices?

We want National Apprenticeship Week 2015 to be even more successful than in 2014 in delivering employer commitments, gathering support and celebrating the programme, reinforcing our ‘Get In. Go Far.’ marketing campaign.