Vodafone Encourages Apprenticeship Scheme
February 27, 2008
Vodafone is in the process of increasing its involvement in an apprenticeship scheme in order to help young people obtain their qualifications while on-the-job-learning at the same time. The scheme is backed by the government and it allows young people a blend of on the job as well as off the job training in a multitude of industries. This enables them to get qualifications like NVQ while at the same time getting a wage of around £80 per week.
By the year 2009, Vodafone UK has promised to have roughly 2,000 apprenticeships up and running. Vodafone pays its apprentices roughly between £14,000 and £20,000 a year. The apprentices get to work in a variety of areas all across the business be it customer service and/or retail. The apprenticeship scheme is a part of the social investment strategy of Vodafone. Vodafone is also known to support 450 other employees irrespective of government funding.
Other companies who have committed to take on more apprentices by the end of the year 2009 are Sainsbury’s and Superdrug. The UK government has dubbed this week as the ‘Apprenticeship Week’ in England. This is in tandem with the effort to enhance the profile of the programme and persuade more employers to sign up for the initiative.
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