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The Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices
We know that the Covid-19 outbreak has had a seismic effect on the economy, and that some apprentices have been made redundant without completing their apprenticeships, while others are at risk of redundancy. We know you will do all you can to support these apprentices and to assist you with this work the Department for Education have recently launched the Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices.
The service provides clear, accessible advice and guidance to individuals on the impact of redundancy, their options and next steps.
The service is made up of three main elements:
- Providing apprentices with advice and guidance on the impact of redundancy
- Signposting apprentices to local and national support services
- Promoting Find an apprenticeship so redundant apprentices can search and apply for new opportunities
If you are aware of any employers who would like to recruit a redundant apprentice or offer new apprenticeship opportunities, please ask them to visit Recruit apprentices who have been made redundant or call 0800 015 0600 to find out more.
If you are aware of any apprentices who have been made redundant please encourage them to visit Redundancy support for apprentices or call 0800 015 0400 to speak to an adviser.
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The Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices
The Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices (ReSSA), launched by the Department for Education, provides clear, accessible advice and guidance to apprentices following redundancy, while supporting their next steps. It will help redundant apprentices to identify new apprenticeship and employment opportunities, and, where they are eligible, complete their current apprenticeship.
This service enables individuals to access free online information and telephone support, helping to connect them with national and local support services, including financial, legal, health and wellbeing and careers advice. It will also guide apprentices to find apprenticeship opportunities on Find an apprenticeship.
The Department for Education are asking employers to support redundant apprentices by sharing any apprenticeship opportunities they have. Apprentices that have been made redundant may already have the valuable skills and experience that the organisation needs.
If you are aware of any apprentices who have been made redundant or might be made redundant in the future, please encourage them to visit Redundancy support for apprentices or call 0800 015 0400 to speak to an adviser.
If you are aware of an employer who would like to recruit a redundant apprentice or offer new apprenticeship opportunities, please ask them to visit Recruit apprentices who have been made redundant or call 0800 015 0600 to find out more.
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- Are you in touch with an apprentice who has been made redundant or faces the risk of being made redundant in the future? If so, ask them to take a look at the Redundancy Support Service for Apprentices https://www.gov.uk/guidance/redundancy-support-for-apprentices #ReSSA
- Employers who would like to recruit a redundant apprentice or offer new apprenticeship opportunities can visit https://apprentice-support.apprenticeships.education.gov.uk/employer to find out more. #ReSSA
- Employers who recruit a redundant apprentice may be eligible for the incentive payment for hiring a new apprentice. Share the news with your networks! https://www.gov.uk/guidance/incentive-payments-for-hiring-a-new-apprentice #ReSSA