Apprenticeship Matching Service

ConstructionSkills has set up the Apprenticeship Matching Service (AMS) to help apprentices who have been ‘displaced’ to complete their training and in industry.

The AMS helpline service, aimed at employers, apprentices and parents provides practical advice and support service backed up by a dedicated team together with ConstructionSkills’ regional network of trained advisers.  Whenever possible, the AMS will look to see if they can help employers retain their apprentices, where this is not feasible, ConstructionSkills looks to support apprentices by finding them a new employer.

To date (figures July 2009), ConstructionSkills’ practical advice and support has helped get 31% (688) of the 2,194 construction apprentices ‘displaced’ over the last 10 months back into training.

Employers, apprentices and their parents looking for help should phone the ConstructionSkills Apprenticeships Matching Service on 0844 875 0086.