EDA Members & Affiliates are telling us that they are busier than ever.
If that’s your experience now could be the perfect time to use the EDA Apprenticeship Service and secure a new member of staff.
Build your team's skills and knowledge using the EDA Apprenticeship Service
1. Recruit a new apprentice
2. Put recent recruits onto an apprenticeship
As long as they have worked in your business for less than 6 months you can switch them on to an apprenticeship.
Upskill you team and keep them motivated and engaged in their role.
Hear from an Apprentice and his Manager
Wholesalers
Downloadable guide to the Apprenticeship Service
The EDA's Apprenticeship Service is delivered by these partners
Service for Wholesalers
Service for Affiliates
020 3141 7350
Hundreds of apprenticeship options
The EDA Apprenticeship Service is open to all EDA businesses – wholesalers (EDA Members) and manufacturers/solution providers/service providers (EDA Affiliates).
The apprenticeship training you choose will vary depending on the nature of your business and the job role, but here are some of the most popular options:
- Trade Supplier: for staff working on the trade counter and warehouse
- Supply Chain/Warehouse Operative – for staff working solely in a warehouse environment
- Customer Service Practitioner – for staff selling via telephone
- Business Administrator
- Sales Executive
- Accounts/Finance Assistant
- Team leader/Supervisor
- Operational/departmental Manager
- Digital Marketeer
Apprenticeship Fact Sheets are available to download for the most popular apprenticeship options.
The team at EDA Apprenticeships Plus will work with you to make sure the apprenticeship training matches the job role.
More about recruiting a new apprentice
The EDA works with partners EDA Apprenticeships Plus. Their Hosting Service means:
- A member of staff for you (for at least 30 hours per week of work)
- All recruitment and management handled for you. Through the Hosting Service, EDA Apprenticeships Plus employs your apprentice on your behalf and you host them in your business. And even though you are not employing them you will still receive the government’s cash payment.
The EDA Apprenticeships Plus Hosting Service covers:
- Full recruitment campaign:
- advertising
- shortlisting
- pre-screening
- eligibility checks
- interview organisation
- feedback to all candidates
- Induction
- HR support and advice, including contracts of employment and related administration
- Performance management – reviews at months 1, 3 and 9
- Payroll services
- Health and safety checks
- Mentoring support for you and your apprentice
- Apprentice performance review, pastoral support and, if applicable, disciplinary management
- Training provider sourcing, selection and contracting.
- One EDA Product Knowledge Module
- End Point Assessment (EPA) sourcing and contracting.
More about putting recent recruits onto an apprenticeship
By using the EDA Apprenticeship Service you’ll have access to the experts at EDA Apprenticeships Plus, our partners for over a decade.
They will work with you to identify a suitable programme for your member of staff and offer you a comprehensive service covering:
- Health and safety checks
- Mentoring support for you and your apprentice
- Apprentice performance review and pastoral support
- Training provider sourcing, selection and contracting
- One EDA Product Knowledge Module
- End Point Assessment (EPA) sourcing and contracting