The Greater Cambridge Partnership Apprenticeship Service

The Greater Cambridge Partnership is committed to substantially increasing the number of successful, high-quality apprenticeships across Greater Cambridge. The service being procured will be responsible for making a substantial contribution to the GCP's target of 420 additional apprenticeship starts by 2020.

This service will work with employers to promote apprenticeships and provide ongoing support. The service will help businesses develop a more detailed understanding of the positive impact apprenticeship schemes can have on business and wider business growth.

In doing so, the service will work to provide practical examples of how employers have overcome barriers and explain how apprenticeships can be designed around the skill needs of the business. There will be a focus on working with existing educational establishments that are supporting young people and local businesses.

The service will shape its programme of activity so as to directly support business, schools and potential apprentices to actively engage in apprenticeship programmes and support them to understand the benefits of doing so. As part of this, the service will operate across sectors vital to the further growth of the Greater Cambridge economy and demonstrate the benefits apprenticeships offer in supporting access to work, training and social mobility therefore demonstrating what an important role apprenticeships play in supporting continued economic growth.

These services will actively engage with businesses, particularly those in, but not limited to, the following sectors:

• Construction
• Teaching
• Academia
• Cleantech
• Agri-tech
• Creative and Digital
• Life sciences
• IT (particularly software programming and data analytics)
• Advanced Manufacturing
• Food and drink Manufacturing
• Logistics and Warehousing
• Social Care
• Financial Services.