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  <body>&lt;p&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.thegmg.org/assets/0000/2292/APP_Logo_Col_medium.jpg&quot; title=&quot;No Description&quot; alt=&quot;No Description&quot; /&gt; Please join us on Friday 5 February 2010, 11.30 a.m. &#8211; 2.30 p.m. to hear about the latest Apprenticeship developments and incentives for businesses.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Gloucester Rugby Club&lt;br /&gt;
Kingsholm Road&lt;br /&gt;
Gloucester&lt;br /&gt;
GL1 3AX&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Higher Apprenticeships, Engineering&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Hear from GE Aerospace, Bishops Cleeve about their experiences piloting a new Higher Apprenticeship programme with Gloucestershire College and the University of West of England.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Construction Apprenticeships&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Gloucestershire County Council supply chain Andrew Jarvis, Head of Building Services at the Council, will lead a discussion&lt;br /&gt;
on how Apprenticeships can help supply chain partners demonstrate their commitment to providing added value and meeting essential quality standards.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The South West Apprenticeship Company (&lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SWAC&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Based on a successful Australian model, &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;SWAC&lt;/span&gt; acts as the central point between apprentice, workplace and Training Provider by employing the apprentice directly in a similar way to a recruitment agency. This new system provides a low risk opportunity to all employers who have found it difficult to commit fully to an apprentice.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;National Apprenticeship Service &#8211; Financial Support for employers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Sign up for this session discussing the range of financial support currently available to employers in Gloucestershire &#8211; hear more about &lt;span class=&quot;caps&quot;&gt;AGE&lt;/span&gt; 16 and 17, a limited &#163;2,500 employer grant for taking on an unemployed 16 or 17 year old and find out if your&lt;br /&gt;
business is eligible.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Learn how successful businesses of all sizes benefit from Apprenticeships.&lt;br /&gt;
Find out more about the range and diversity of Apprenticeships on offer in Gloucestershire and how you can get involved.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To register or for more information please &lt;a href=&quot;http://uk.amiando.com/GlosApprenticeships2010&quot;&gt;click here.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To register offline please contact Juliette Waller at the National Apprenticeship Service on 01793 608043&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;To find out more about Apprenticeships visit &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/&quot;&gt;apprenticeships.org.uk&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</body>
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  <title>Are You Looking for Funding to Employ an Apprentice?</title>
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