As we're all finding in the world right now, there is a challenge around retention of employees, supporting the talent in your team, and attracting those individuals to not only join your organisation, but to stay. So in this episode, we're going to talk about using apprenticeships as a retention tool. We’ll share the findings of the research that we've been doing in this space, and how we believe apprenticeships are a great way to retain your staff as well as upskill existing employees to minimize the need to go to an already tight talent market for new hires.

What You’ll Learn: 

- How to turn the war for talent into an opportunity to develop your existing employees

- Useful stats about employee development and engagement to share with your teams and budget holders

- How to leverage apprenticeship programmes to develop and retain talent in your organisation 

- The possibility of personalisation within a regulated framework of an apprenticeship

- Why organisations need to develop a retention strategy across the board

- How apprenticeship levy funded programmes are more attractive in a time when L&D budgets are squeezed.

All apprenticeships are not created equal, and they come in many different forms. If you're looking to move the dial on retention and employee engagement, you need to think about the personalisation and relevance within an apprenticeship. Also, consider that learning and development is not just for high-performing people in your organisation; apprenticeships can be  a retention tool for all. 

Resources: 

- 5 Surprising Employee Development Statistics You Should Know  https://blog.clearcompany.com/5-surprising-employee-development-statistics-you-dont-know 

- E145: Simon Sinek: The Number One Reason Why You’re Not Succeeding - The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett https://apple.co/3vR3LNR 

- Dare to Lead by Brené Brown https://brenebrown.com/book/dare-to-lead/  

- Download our Opportunity Guide https://www.theopportunity.global/theopportunityguide/

- The Opportunity Group Website https://www.theopportunity.global/

- The Opportunity Group LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/theopportunitygroup/ 

- Connect with Michaela Reaney on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelareaney

- Connect with Kate Temple-Brown on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-temple-brown