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Apprenticeships in the NHS ultimately lead to better patient care. Find out how apprenticeship training can benefit your NHS Trust by creating a skilled, diverse, flexible and motivated workforce.

Becoming a Legal Secretary with an apprenticeship is a great first step into the law sector. The average earnings of an experienced Legal Secretary in the UK is around £21,000 and many apprentices go onto higher levels roles as office managers or paralegals.

Many businesses and organisations continue to struggle through the challenges that the pandemic has brought to the world. But the Apprenticeship Levy presents both levy and non-levy payers with solutions and opportunities to survive, recover and grow.

Often lawyers find themselves in supervisor or team leader roles because they are qualified in law and have been so successful at managing their own caseload. The Team Leader/Supervisor Level 3 Apprenticeship is a great programme which offers solutions and techniques to support supervisors and team leaders within law firms to achieve their potential and maximise business benefits. 

Damar is celebrating 40 years of success. Founded by Stockport businesswoman Dale Stafford, Damar started life as a secretarial training college before growing into the national provider of apprenticeship training and recruitment that we are today.

The Apprenticeship Levy can be used to train existing employees. So what are the benefits, eligibility criteria and logistics?

Small businesses can benefit from training which is completely or 95% funded by the government, as well as additional grants and incentives.

Small businesses can use the Apprenticeship Service (previously known as the Digital Apprenticeship Service) to reserve funding and apply for the employer incentives of up to £3,000 per apprentice.