Apprentices and further education

• Apprentices/Apprenticeships/Apprenticeship Grants
• Local further education providers

See also:

• Work experience and apprenticeship opportunities (in our jobs section)

Employing apprentices

Employers across a range of sectors have seen how employing apprentices can benefit their business in a number of ways, from bringing new skill sets and fresh perspectives into the workforce to giving employers the opportunity to develop and nurture their own talent pipeline.

Greater Brighton Metropolitan College and Worthing College both run apprenticeship schemes. For further details about the schemes and the funding available please see:

• Apprenticeship courses - on the Brighton Metropolitan College (MET) website
• Apprenticeships for employers information - on the Brighton Metropolitan College (MET) website
• Worthing College - on the Apprenticeships in Sussex website

Further information about apprenticeships

• Apprenticeships information - on the GOV.UK website

Apprenticeship Grant

Adur & Worthing Councils fund Apprenticeship Grants for small local businesses, in partnership with Adur and Worthing Business Partnership. For more information please see:

• Small Business Grants and Apprenticeship Grants

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Local further education providers

Brighton Metropolitan College (MET)

Brighton Metropolitan College (MET) offers a comprehensive range of qualifications for 16 to 19-year-olds, university degrees, full and part time courses for adults, apprenticeships and professional qualifications.

For more information see:

• Brighton Metropolitan College (MET) website

Worthing College

Worthing College provides high quality general education for 16 to 19-year-olds, offering the widest choice of AS, A Levels and BTECs in the area. The college also offers a programme of evening classes for adults.

For more information see:

• Worthing College website

University of Sussex

Based in Brighton, the University of Sussex offers a range of services to business including:

• consultancy and expertise
• intellectual property management
• award-winning innovation centre
• knowledge transfer
• vacancy advertising for students and graduates
• world-class research and development
• conference centre

For more information see:

• Business - on the University of Sussex website
• University of Sussex Business School - on the University of Sussex website

University of Brighton

University of Brighton has a long history of working with business and community partners in the region. Services include:

• research and development
• consultancy
• specialist facilities
• flexible education and training for the workplace
• short courses
• knowledge transfer programmes
• support for entrepreneurial ventures
• student placements and graduate recruitment
• working with community and social enterprises

For more information see:

• Business - on the Brighton University website

University of Chichester

University of Chichester provides a range of services to help local businesses, including:

• consultancy
• research projects
• business networking events
• training courses
• Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP)

For more information see:

• University of Chichester website

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