First-class training without breaking the bank

Taking on a fully supported apprentice could save your business up to £1,200 in the first year compared with employing an entry-level marketer directly. And with Working Knowledge, we will handle the recruitment process, training and appraisal process for you, saving you further time and/or money! Our process is so successful that the 2022 and 2023 BCS National marketing Apprentices Of The Year came through our scheme. So there’s definite advantages over simply hiring someone you hope will give you the marketing results you are after.

*National average entry-level salary for an inexperienced junior Marketer

Yes it is, but not for an apprentice. You can start an apprentice on less, but have to be at the national minimum wage level after 12 months. We suggest you build their salary up in steps connected to their performance.

1/6 of our apprentices are existing employees of our clients.

At most your costs for enrolling an existing employee on the Marketing Academy are £550 upfront and 17x £178 monthly subscription.

However, if your employee is under 25 then you do not pay Employers’ National Insurance contributions so are likely to save the equivalent to our monthly subscription!

In addition, if they are under 22 when they start you do not need to pay the 5% contribution saving you a further £550.

The fee covers our comprehensive, one-stop recruitment service which includes targeted advertising, smart screening, facilitated half-day assessment centre, and all candidate communication. We handle everything from start to finish, freeing you from the burdens of recruitment admin. You can read more here.

No, you are not obliged to pay the apprenticeship recruitment fee if you decide not to hire any of the marketing apprenticeship candidates we put forward. We back our process 100%. Our ultimate goal is your satisfaction and finding an apprentice who is the right fit for your company for the long-run. After all, the government funding (and our profit) is pegged to your apprentice graduating from our Academy at 17 months – so we simply have to get it right!

There certainly are! If your new employee is under 25 when they start, you do not need to pay employer’s National Insurance contributions – a saving of around £2,056 per annum.

In addition, if they are under 22 when they start you do not need to pay the 5% contribution saving you a further £550.

Absolutely. We understand that filling in complicated government forms is not anyone’s idea of a good time. So we complete all the forms for you, then on a single Zoom call we guide you through each clause so you know what you are committed to when you secure the funds.