Apprenticeships – Employer 2025 | National Training Federation Wales

Apprenticeships - Employer 2025

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Small Employer of the Year (1-49 employees)

Medium Employer of the Year (50-249 employees)

Large Employer of the Year (250+ employees)

Section 1: Contact details

To be completed by the employer.

Organisation name(Required)

Address(Required)

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Town Post code

Name(Required)

(for application queries)

First name Surname

Job title(Required)

Email(Required)

Telephone number(Required)

Mobile number(Required)

Social media accounts

(if applicable)

Person with authority to approve case studies, press releases and photographs.

(If different from above)

First name Surname

(If different from above)

Learning Provider details

Organisation name(Required)

Address(Required)

Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Town Post code

Name(Required)

(for application queries)

First name Surname

Job title(Required)

Email(Required)

Telephone number(Required)

Mobile number(Required)

Social media accounts(Required)

Person with authority to approve case studies, press releases and photographs.

(If different from above)

First name Surname

(If different from above)

If you are working with more than one learning provider please enter their details.

Section 2: Apprenticeships

To be completed by the employer.

How many apprentices do you currently employ in your organisation?(Required)

How long has your Apprenticeship Programme been running?(Required)

How many apprentices have you recruited over the last 5 years?(Required)

Which Apprenticeship Frameworks are currently delivered within your organisation?(Required)

Q1. Please provide a brief description of your organisation (up to 200 words).(Required)

You might think of including: Information on your organisation’s aims and objectives • Information on your organisation’s structure including the total number of employees • Information on your organisation’s approach to learning and development.

Q2. What impact has your Apprenticeship Programme had on both the apprentices and the business? (up to 300 words)(Required)

You might think of including information (and examples) on: How your Apprenticeship Programme has had a direct benefit to the apprentices, and how this impacts on their performance • How your Apprenticeship Programme has made a difference to the business and its success and the direct (or indirect) benefit(s) to the organisation, and how this impacts on performance. Please provide statistics that evidence the impact apprentices are having/have had on the business – for example, percentage increase in sales and/or profitability, percentage reduction in staff turnover etc. • Information on your Apprenticeship Programme linked to other organisational objectives • How you have informed people outside your business about how the Apprenticeship Programme improves your business, including any ‘success stories’ about your training, and how the business and staff have benefitted.

Q3. How is your Apprenticeship Programme designed and delivered to meet the needs of learners, the business, and the wider community? (up to 300 words)(Required)

You might think of including information (and examples) on: That demonstrate the training is well planned and delivered, focusing not only on the needs of the organisation, but also how the training has been tailored to meet the specific needs of individual learners • The support and resource that is made available to learners whilst on your Apprenticeship Programme • That shows how learners have been supported into sustainable employment opportunities, and how the programme meets their long-term aspirations • Any collaborative work which has been undertaken with external stakeholders in the development and delivery of your Apprenticeship Programme, and to enhance learning • On initiatives you have introduced to address the needs of the wider community, for example addressing youth unemployment, tackling gender-stereotyping, or reducing the barriers to apprenticeships for individuals from under-represented groups such as diverse ethnic communities and/or the disabled.

Q4. What steps have you taken to innovate and ensure the sustainability of your Apprenticeship Programme? (up to 300 words)(Required)

You might think of including information on: The identified business need that was required to be met by your Apprenticeship Programme • Your expected outcomes and plans you have in place to ensure the sustainability of your Apprenticeship Programme • Any innovative practices (including the use of new technologies) that have been embedded within your Apprenticeship Programme. • Any collaborative work which has been undertaken with external stakeholders in the development and delivery of your Apprenticeship Programme, and to enhance learning • How you have informed people outside your business about how the Apprenticeship Programme improves your business, including any ‘success stories’ about your training, and how the business and staff have benefitted.