Where small businesses can get help finding apprentices

Many small businesses are keen to take on young apprentices. Here's where to get help.

Engineering apprentice Kelly Baird © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images

Almost a quarter of small companies employ an apprentice
(Image credit: Engineering apprentice Kelly Baird © Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

The Apprenticeship Levy should be a boon for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Introduced in 2017, the levy requires all employers with a wage bill of £3m or more to pay into a fund financing the cost of apprenticeship schemes; these firms then reclaim government vouchers that help them meet the costs of their own apprenticeship initiatives.

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David Prosser
Business Columnist

David Prosser is a regular MoneyWeek columnist, writing on small business and entrepreneurship, as well as pensions and other forms of tax-efficient savings and investments. David has been a financial journalist for almost 30 years, specialising initially in personal finance, and then in broader business coverage. He has worked for national newspaper groups including The Financial Times, The Guardian and Observer, Express Newspapers and, most recently, The Independent, where he served for more than three years as business editor.