Find Apprenticeship Training in Birmingham

Birmingham is the second biggest city in the United Kingdom, with over 1.1 million residents. Birmingham is the perfect city for apprenticeship training, hosting companies from every single sector and often attracting over 12,000 start-ups last year. The density of Birmingham means you are likely to find an apprenticeship training provider on your doorstep who is willing to travel to your headquarters to train your staff.

Whether you are an existing employee, a new starter or a HR professional looking to train your talent pool, Birmingham’s selection of training courses and apprenticeships has a lot to offer.

Who can apply for an apprenticeship training in Birmingham?

Apprenticeship training isn’t just for school leavers, although it does offer a valuable route into the career for new starters as well. There is no age limit and apprenticeships are open to people of any age and at any career level. Apprenticeships are valuable for staff of any industry looking to learn practical, role-ready knowledge and skills and you can use the apprenticeship levy to train existing staff as well as taking on new employees. Apprenticeships are offered from Level 2 (intermediate) all the way up to Level 7 (degree) and are a great way to develop the knowledge and skill set of existing staff.

If you are a company required to pay the apprenticeships levy, you can spend your levy money on apprenticeship training and end-point assessment with a training provider on the Education & Skills Funding Agency’s Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers (RoATP). We only list RoTAP approved apprenticeship providers, and you can search for courses here to find a provider to match.

Apprenticeship training must last a minimum of 12 months and 20% of the apprentice’s time must be spent on off-the-job training. You can only use funds in the account to pay for apprenticeship training and assessment for apprentices that work at least 50% of the time in England, and only up to the funding band maximum for that apprenticeship.

For employers who don’t pay the levy, support is still available. If you pay 10% of the apprenticeship training costs and the government will pay the rest (90%), up to the funding band maximum. This is known as ‘co-investment’.

What can I study as part of my apprenticeship training?

There are many different areas that you can explore apprenticeships within, including:

• Creative & Media
• Business
• Administrative
• Law
• Accounting
• Construction
• Agriculture & Environmental
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• I.T. & Telecommunications
• Healthcare
• Social Care
• Animal Care
• Education
• Retail & Sales
• Tourism & Hospitality
• Transport & Logistics
• Sports & Leisure
• Science & Mathematics

Choosing the right apprenticeship training provider in Birmingham

You can find and compare government approved, RoATP registered apprenticeship providers on our website. If you’re not sure which level is right for you or your staff you can find guides, articles and help on our apprenticeship hub.