Applications open for Apprenticeship Employer Grant

Applications are now open for the SDS Apprenticeship Employer Grant, a new Scottish Government initiative developed in response to the pandemic.

• £5,000 for employers taking on or upskilling a 16 to 24-year through a Modern of Graduate Apprenticeship, and for those aged up to 29 years who have a disability, are care experienced or are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background.     
• £3,500 for employers taking on or upskilling an individual aged 25 and over through a Modern or Graduate Apprenticeship. 
• Applications are open to eligible employers where the apprenticeship start date was on or after 1st December 2020.  
• Funding will be available for starts until 25th March 2021 or until funding levels are exceeded, whichever comes first.  
• Funding can be accessed for up to 10 new starts per employer. 

If you want to know more please contact info@polaris-learning.com 

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