Plan for Jobs: Your guide

Scheme availability

Kickstart England, Wales and Scotland Apprenticeships, Traineeships and T Levels England only

Kickstart

Who’s it for? Unemployed 16- to 24-year-olds claiming Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment How long? Six-month job How does it help employers? ●It

pays 100% of the national minimum wage (or national living wage, depending on participant’s age) for 25 hours per week for six months ●It

pays national insurance contributions ●It

funds minimum automatic enrolment pension contributions ●There’s

a £1500 grant per recruit to provide employability support

Apprenticeship

Who’s it for? 16 years and up How long? Apprentices work 30 hours a week with one day a week studying, usually at a university, college or training provider. They can take one to four years to complete How does it help employers? ●Employers

will receive £3,000 for each new apprentice they hire before September 30

Traineeship

Who’s it for? 16- to 25-year-olds How long? Placements last from six weeks to a year How does it help employers? ●Businesses

can apply for a £1,000 incentive payment for each traineeship work placement, that lasts for at least 70 hours, until July 31, 2022

T Level qualification

Who’s it for? 16- to 19-year-olds How long? These vocational qualifications offer a mix of classroom learning and work experience of 315 hours (around 45 days) How does it help employers? ●There’s a £1,000 payment for any employer hosting placements until July 31, 2022