Service Overview

“We make Apprenticeships better.We deliver highly customised content designed by top academics, we attract the very best young candidates,

and we deliver all the way up to degree level”

• WhiteHat is a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) with the Skills Funding Agency

• Our apprenticeships are a collaborative effort between Academia (GUS, leading education provider with 18 universities and colleges globally) and Industry (XML International, highly skilled professional services provider)

• We offer a high quality experience for both parties; ensuring that employers receive the right apprentices for their business, and that aspiring apprentices are matched with opportunities they actually want

• We create a reliable service tailored to each employer, focused on developing skills in the workplace and driven by a whole-hearted commitment to career development and training

About Us

• An apprentice must: Learn in the workplace through working alongside experienced staff Learn skills relevant to their chosen industry Achieve a formal qualification during their time in the workplace,

spending as much as a day a week trained by their Registered Training Provider

• Apprenticeships are targeted at those leaving school who do not want to go to university, but would prefer to enter the workforce

• The Apprentice National Minimum Wage is £3.30 per hour until they either complete their apprenticeship, or they reach the age of 19

What is an apprenticeship?

• The government’s apprenticeship levy means that all employers with an annual payroll will need to spend 0.5% of this amount on apprentices, or otherwise forfeit it to the government as a tax This will likely be expanded over the next 24 months to also include

smaller businesses, and the levy percentage may also be increased• An apprenticeship programme allows you to identify and attract the best

talent aged 16-18 and bring them into your business• You can use the programme to address real skills shortages in your

business and plan for the future• The average apprenticeship improves productivity by £214/week =

£11,128/year

Why should we hire apprentices?

• We will provide a full consultation on how the Apprenticeship Levy will impact your business and which areas of your operation you should immediately introduce to apprenticeships.

• We will break down for you how much funding can be drawn down against your Levy for specific qualifications, and how to maximise the funding through a combination of both entry level and higher level qualifications.

• We will help to design qualifications to suit your skills shortages and work with awarding bodies and the Skills Funding Agency to have them recognised against the new apprenticeship standards.

• We recruit and train any new apprentices required in your business and also place existing staff members on an apprenticeship where appropriate.

Our Offer

We run assessment centres on a regular basis, attended by aspiring apprentices who have

applied directly to our current vacancies.

Apprentices take part in group exercises, literacyand numeracy assessments, and a mental horsepower test by Thomas International.

Those who successfully pass this stage areinterviewed 1-on-1 to ensure they are the right fit

for your business.

We only put forward the best candidates for yourbusiness for you to interview – this principle is as

important to us as it will be to you.

Our Recruitment Process

A specialist assessor is assigned to the apprenticeand tasked with training them on their chosen

qualification.

The assessor will visit the apprentice in theirworkplace several times a month and deliver

training and case studies.

The apprentice is given access to high-qualityonline content, provided by our partners

InterActive, and an e-portfolio system.

The training is delivered for a minimum of 12months and continues until the requisite

qualification standards have been met.

Our Training Process

Qualifications• We can deliver qualifications across the following areas:

Software programmingCyber analyticsData analytics

QANetwork engineering

System administrator / infrastructure technicianDigital marketing & social media

AccountingFinancial services

Legal services

Why work with us?• WhiteHat is now working in partnership with XML International to deliver

the very best qualifications specifically targeted at the IT and Digital Sectors.• Our assessment centre process is the most rigorous in the industry and will

find you the very best young talent to meet your skills needs• We have a variety of bespoke units and modules we can incorporate into the

training• Training schedule is fully coordinated with you; we can deliver it at our

campus locations or even on your premises.

Contact• If you have any further questions or just want to chat about apprenticeships

in general, please don’t hesitate to get in touch:

Euan Blair Ron GolanWhiteHat CEO XML International GMEuan.blair@whitehat.org.uk ron@myxml.co.uk020 3621 6131 020 3102 8112