{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ed7c7fc6026c06a84c024f2/63e29aa7df1f1c00117c1bdb?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"What is an apprenticeship? Top tips and benefits to the employer and apprentice","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/5ed7c7fc6026c06a84c024f2/1611915173155-e3ce80b252a3ca613bb34a3ce942e26b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, Acas Senior Learning and Development Manager Garry Besford is joined by Acas apprentices to discuss apprenticeships and how they can benefit the individual and the organisation.</p><p><br></p><p>We discuss:</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What an apprenticeship is</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The benefits of hiring an apprentice</p><p>·&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;What makes a good apprentice</p><p><br></p><p><u>Episode resources:</u></p><p><a href=\"https://www.acas.org.uk/about-us/job-roles-at-acas/acas-apprenticeships\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.acas.org.uk/about-us/job-roles-at-acas/acas-apprenticeships</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.acas.org.uk/young-workers-apprentices-and-work-experience/working-hours-for-apprentices\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.acas.org.uk/young-workers-apprentices-and-work-experience/working-hours-for-apprentices</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.gov.uk/become-apprentice\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.gov.uk/become-apprentice</a></p><p><br></p><p>Read Ben Littlewood's blog where he shares an apprentice's guide to loneliness at work and what support Acas can offer: <a href=\"https://www.acas.org.uk/an-apprentices-guide-to-loneliness-at-work\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.acas.org.uk/an-apprentices-guide-to-loneliness-at-work</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Acas"}