FAs also benefit the employer with:
· Increased motivation of their current staff by working with young people
· Reduced recruitment costs by accessing a brand new talent pipeline of skills for their business
· Retained skills in their business by enabling succession planning for an ageing workforce
· Gaining new skills and fresh thinking by accessing a new generation of fresh talent
· Spotting talent early by working with young people before they leave school
· Fast-tracking their development. Young people get to know the business, so if the business chooses to recruit, they can come in with a useful working knowledge
· Apprentices being more productive quicker: Foundation Apprentices who become Modern Apprentices will be more productive more quickly