It’s National Apprenticeship Week

This week is National Apprenticeship Week, which aims to celebrate the value, benefit, and opportunity that they bring, both for the apprentices themselves and the organisations that they work for.

NCHA has a strong track record for providing apprenticeships on a range of topics, including housing, social care, property maintenance trades and business administration. Our apprenticeships can be offered both as new vacancies to colleagues joining the business, and existing colleagues who want to develop their knowledge.

We work closely with Access Training, who we part-own, to deliver many of our apprenticeships. They support over 1,000 learners each year and boast 100% employer satisfaction.

The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2025 is ‘Skills for life’. This theme highlights how apprenticeships equip individuals with essential skills and knowledge for fulfilling careers, while helping businesses develop a future-ready workforce.

Apprenticeships are an increasingly popular option. In England, in the academic year 2023/24, 178,220 apprenticeships were achieved – this was up 9.8% on the previous year.*

Apprenticeships at NCHA

At NCHA, the number of apprenticeships we run across the business is increasing year on year:

•         In 2024, we ran 56 apprenticeships across the business.

•         We have two dedicated staff members providing support to our apprentices.

•         We offered 22 different apprenticeship programs, ranging from Adult Care Worker to Property Maintenance Operative.

•         Our most popular apprenticeship is in Housing and Property Management.

•         65% of our apprentices were female, and 35% were male.

•         Our apprentices range in age from 16 to 55, proving it’s never too late to learn and grow.

•         We provide opportunities from Level 2 entry-level apprenticeships all the way to Level 5 qualifications for more experienced colleagues.

You can find more information on apprenticeships at NCHA on our website, and all vacancies will be advertised in the job vacancies area.

Over the course of this week we’ll be sharing more apprenticeship news and case studies from our colleagues so look out for those.

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*Data source: Apprenticeships, Academic year 2023/24 - Explore education statistics - GOV.UK