New City for Business Handbook

Take your business a step further.

Bespoke training, recruitment and development for your workforce.

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Strengthening your workforce.

Prosperity

Opportunity

Investment

Potential

At New City for Business we recognise that you will be prioritising managing your business on a day-to-day basis, so let us take away the strain when it comes to recruitment, training and upskilling.

Supporting you with the right skills and the right workforce.

New City for Business offers low-cost training solutions that can support your new staff as well as their continued professional development.

As part of New City College Group, we have a longestablished relationship of working with a wide range of employers across London.

We have expertise in designing and delivering successful training programmes and can support employers with hardto-fill recruitment vacancies or valuable work experience placements.

For more information, please email: commercial@ncclondon.ac.uk or call us on: 020 7613 9239

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Apprenticeships What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a real job with training, which allows apprentices to earn while they learn, as well as gaining a nationally recognised qualification.

An apprenticeship programme allows for tailored training through a combination of practical work and taught classroom lessons.

Apprenticeship schemes help employers ensure that they get exactly the knowledge, skills and behaviours they need while growing a talented and engaged workforce.

Every business is unique.

We pride ourselves on working collaboratively with you to identify and understand the needs of your organisation and offer a range of additional services to assist including: • training needs analysis • recruitment pipeline generation • bespoke recruitment processes • traineeships to capture future talent • try before you invest work trials • skills mapping and planning • levy utilisation • bespoke training

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Funding Explained.

Each apprenticeship course has its own funding value, and the funding contribution you will need to make towards the training programme will depend on the size of your organisation and the age of your apprentice. The maximum you will need to contribute is 5% of the funding value, the government will fund the remaining 95%.

You will need to know if you are a levy or non-levy paying employer.

The apprenticeship levy is paid by employers with an annual wage bill in excess of £3 million. The levy is payable at 0.5% of the total wage bill over £3 million.

Apprenticeships Apprenticeship Standards Business Business Administrator Team Leader/Supervisor Junior Management Consultant Operations/Departmental Manager

Level

Campus

Duration

3 3 4 5

AG/HC AG AG AG

18 months 12–18 months 24 months 30 months

2 2 3

HC HC HC

12 months 12 months 12 months

2 3 5 3

AG AG AG AG

12 months 12–18 months 24 months 18 months

2 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 4 2

RA/HC RA/HC RA/HC RA/HC HC HC RA/HC EP RA HC

30 months 24 months 15 months 42 months 34 months 36 months 46 months 18 months 36 months 30 months

3 3 3

TH TH HC

18 months 18 months 18 months

Catering & Hospitality Hospitality Team Member Production Chef Senior Production Chef

Childcare & Education Early Years Practitioner Early Years Educator Learning & Skills Teacher Teaching Assistant

Construction Bricklayer Carpentry & Joinery Advanced Carpentry & Joinery Installation Electrician Mastic Asphalter Painter & Decorator Plumbing & Domestic Heating Technician Property Maintenance Operative Construction Site Supervisor Wall & Floor Tiler

Digital Digital Marketer Information Communication Technician Junior Content Producer

More standards on next page

KEY: AG - Ardleigh Green | EP - Epping Forest | HC - Hackney | RA - Rainham RD - Redbridge | TH - Tower Hamlets

Apprenticeships Apprenticeship Standards Engineering & Manufacturing

Level

Campus

Duration

Engineering Operative General Welder (Arc Processes)

2 2

RA RA

18 months 18 months

Maintenance & Operations Engineering Technician Engineering Technician Engineering Manufacturing Technician

3 3 4

RA RA RA

36–42 months 24 months 42 months

2

EP

14 months

2 3

HC AG/HC

14 months 18 months

3 3 3

AG AG AG

36 months 36 months 36 months

2 3

AG AG

12 months 15 months

3

RD

24 months

Hair & Beauty Hair Professional

Legal, Finance & Accounting Accounts/Finance Assistant Assistant Accountant

Motor Vehicle Motor Vehicle Service & Maintenance Technician (Light) Vehicle Damage Panel Technician Vehicle Damage Paint Technician

Sales, Marketing & Procurement Customer Service Practitioner Customer Service Specialist

Science Laboratory Technician

KEY: AG - Ardleigh Green | EP - Epping Forest | HC - Hackney | RA - Rainham RD - Redbridge | TH - Tower Hamlets

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Online Courses Gain a free Level 2 qualification.

We provide a wide range of online courses lasting 10-12 weeks, free of charge, aimed at advancing both professional and personal development. These courses offer the opportunity to attain a Level 2 accredited qualification from the comfort of your own home or workplace, with the flexibility to accommodate individual schedules.

Our online courses Business, IT & Sales • Creating a Business Start-Up • Lean Organisation Management Techniques • Principles of Business Administration • Principles of Customer Service • Principles of Cyber Security • Principles of Team Leading • Understanding Data Protection and Data Security • Understanding Retail Operations • Understanding Tenant Support in Social Housing

Health, Childcare & Education • Awareness of Mental Health Problems • Counselling Skills • Introducing Caring for Children and Young People • Mental Health First Aid and Advocacy in the Workplace • Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care, Levels 2 & 3 • Principles of Dementia Care • Understanding Autism, Levels 2 & 3 • Understanding Behaviour that Challenges • Understanding Cancer Support • Understanding Children and Young People’s Mental Health • Understanding Dignity and Safeguarding in Adult Health and Social Care • Understanding Domestic Abuse • Understanding Mental Health, Level 3 • Understanding Nutrition and Health • Understanding Specific Learning Difficulties • Understanding The Principles of Dementia, Level 3

Preparation for Life & Work • Equality and Diversity • Information, Advice or Guidance • Understanding Climate Change and Environmental Awareness • Understanding Safeguarding and Prevent

Eligibility criteria Age: 19+ Lived in the EU for 3 years

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Professional Development Advancing business through people.

At New City for Business, we recognise on a dayto-day basis, you will be prioritising managing your business. Let us take away the strain when it comes to recruitment, training, and upskilling.

We offer low-cost training solutions that can support your new staff, as well as continued professional development and specialist courses for your existing employees.

Free literacy and numeracy skills training Poor literacy and numeracy skills amongst employees are likely to result in higher incidences of employee errors, waste and lost time. Employees with poor literacy and numeracy skills are also likely to be less productive and deal with changes in processes and technologies at a much slower pace than those with stronger literacy and numeracy skills.

We offer courses in these areas...

• Digital • Administration • Personal Development • Marketing and Sales • Management and Leadership • Legal, Finance and Accounting • Microsoft Office Skills • Health and Safety • Project Management

For more information, please email: commercial@ncclondon.ac.uk or call us on: 020 7613 9239

New City Trade Skills

New City Trade Skills courses teach practical skills related to specific trades or occupations. These courses are designed to provide students with the technical knowledge and handson experience necessary to work in a particular trade or field.

Trade skills training is particularly useful for individuals who want to enter a skilled trade or those who are looking to upgrade their skills and knowledge to advance their careers.

At New City College we have courses in Low Carbon Technologies, Carpentry, Construction, Electrical, Engineering, Health & Safety, Painting & Decorating, and Plumbing. These courses combine classroom instruction with handson training in a simulated workplace environment.

For more information, please email: commercial@ncclondon.ac.uk or call us on: 020 7613 9239 www.ncctradeskills.co.uk

Training Bundles Training bundle packages.

New City for Business offers low-cost training solutions that can support your new staff, as well as continued professional development and specialist courses for your existing employees.

Maximise your CPD budget with a bespoke package designed to meet your business needs.

Bronze | £2.5K bundle • 8 virtual classroom group places in ILM management or AAT accounts • 10 mandatory online training places • 10 online CPD places for induction, wellbeing, personal and career development

Silver | £5K bundle • 16 group training places in ILM management or AAT accounts • 2 specialist places in project management, IT leadership or business analysis • 10 mandatory online or onsite training places • 20 online CPD places for induction, wellbeing, personal and career development

Gold | £7.5K bundle • 16 virtual classroom group places in ILM management or AAT accounts • 4 specialist places in project management, IT leadership or business analysis • 15 mandatory online training places • 30 online CPD places for induction, wellbeing, personal and career development

Platinum | £10K bundle • 16 group training places in ILM management or AAT accounts • 6 specialist places in project management, IT leadership or business analysis • 20 mandatory online or onsite training places • 40 online CPD places for induction, wellbeing, personal and career development

Can’t find the right package?

Our specialist team can design a bespoke programme to meet your industry or business requirements. Let us know how we can create a unique package tailor-made for you.

For more information, please email: commercial@ncclondon.ac.uk or call us on 020 7613 9239

Industry Placements Can you offer work experience?

Undertaking work-based learning opportunities is vital in helping our students develop the skills needed to succeed in the world of work. You can offer our students work experience from as little as one week, up to 60 days. Our dedicated industry placements and work experience team is on hand to guide you through the whole process.

We are always looking for guest speakers from industry to come in and share their experiences with our students, attend our careers fairs and carry out mock interviews.

How does it work?

Industry placements and work experience are relatively easy to set up. We will undertake a workplace risk assessment to ensure our students are placed in a safe environment. You will need to provide a copy of your employer liability insurance.

We will talk you through the process of work experience, including student expectations, your responsibilities and discuss details of what work the student will be doing on placement.

During the placement you will be asked to provide regular feedback on the student.

Supported internships.

We work in partnership with you to support people aged 16-25 with a disability, into paid employment.

This hands-on 12-month, training programme is based mainly in the workplace. The programme ensures both the employer and intern are fully supported to ensure a positive experience for all.

For an average business, 20% of your customers are disabled people. A workforce that reflects the diverse range of customers it serves, and the community in which it is based, is beneficial for businesses. Working alongside a young person with a learning disability can increase your organisation’s understanding of your market. Furthermore, there is evidence that taking on someone with a learning disability can increase staff retention and reduce absenteeism.

Think you can provide a placement?

Contact us commercial@ncclondon.ac.uk or call us on: 020 7613 9239

Ardleigh Green Campus Ardleigh Green Road Hornchurch RM11 2LL

Havering Sixth Form Campus Wingletye Lane Hornchurch RM11 3TB

Attlee A Level Academy Arbour Square London E1 0PT

Rainham Campus New Road Rainham RM13 8GP

Epping Forest Campus Borders Lane Loughton IG10 3SA

Redbridge Campus Chadwell Heath Lane Chadwell Heath RM6 4XT

Hackney Campus Falkirk Street Hackney N1 6HQ

Tower Hamlets Campus Poplar High Street London E14 0AF

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