Level 2 Recruitment Resourcing
Intermediate Apprenticeship
The Recruitment Resourcing Intermediate Apprenticeship incorporates a Level 2 NVQ and
separate knowledge qualification, which is the equivalent to five A*-C GCSEs and provides the
apprentice with a general understanding of recruitment resourcing, alongside practical experience
of working in a recruitment environment. It covers:
• The principles of recruitment resourcing including the recruitment industry; selection processes;
legal, regulatory and ethical requirements; sales techniques; building and maintaining
relationships with candidates and the use of research in recruitment and selection
• The recruitment process
• Customer recruitment requirements
• Candidate research for recruitment purposes including the use of social media networks
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) systems
• Candidate pre-selection and relationships
Recruitment
Apprenticeships
Open the door to a range of
recruitment apprenticeships
• Customer service
•Sales
• Personal performance and development
What funding is available for Apprenticeships?
Funding is available from the Skills Funding Agency towards the training costs of an
Apprenticeship.
The size of the contribution varies depending on the sector and the age of the apprentice at the
start of the training.
Age of Apprentice
Funding support
16 – 18
Up to 100% of the cost of the training is funded.
19+
Up to 50% of the cost of the training is funded.
Grants of up to £1,500 are available to support the recruitment of apprentices aged 16-24 by
businesses that employ up to 1000 employees and have not employed an apprentice in the last
12 months.
Recruitment Funding Rates (16-18)
Apprenticeship
Total
Intermediate (Level 2)
£4,722
Advanced (Level 3)
£3,385
Higher (Level 4)
£4,506
There is extra funding available for the delivery of functional skills.
To find out more information about recruitment apprenticeships visit skillscfa.org or
apprenticeships.org.uk or contact your recruitment professional body for more information.
2This is based on the cost of delivering the competency and knowledge qualifications.
Sources: National Apprenticeship Service 2013: A guide to Apprenticeships for Employers
Invest in your best asset:
your people
A
pprenticeships bring many business benefits to employers. Recruitment
Apprenticeships provide a structured and validated career development
programme to help address the demand for professional, higher level skills in the
recruitment sector. Skills CFA, with the support of leading professional bodies in
the recruitment industry, have developed bespoke recruitment Apprenticeships, including
a Level 4 Higher Apprenticeship.
How do recruitment Apprenticeships work?
The recruitment Apprenticeships will attract new talent into recruitment, will help to
up-skill the existing workforce and will help to further professionalise the industry. With
recruitment practice continually adapting, changing and developing, there has never been a
better time for the Recruitment Industry to embrace recruitment Apprenticeships.
Level 4 Recruitment Higher Apprenticeship
Recruitment Apprenticeships will give employers a chance to grow their own talent by
developing a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce and better support their most
valuable asset: their people.
Apprentices are paid employees of a company or organisation and are able to develop vital workbased skills whilst gaining valuable experience. Apprenticeships combine practical, on-the-job
learning with knowledge-based training with an approved training provider and lead to professionally
recognised qualifications.
The Recruitment Higher Apprenticeship incorporates a Level 4 NVQ and separate knowledge
qualification, which is the equivalent to the first year of university and provides the apprentice with
a high level understanding of recruitment, alongside practical experience of working in a recruitment
environment. It covers:
• The principles of recruitment management including recruitment resource strategies, legal
and ethical requirements; sales; relationship management; recruitment contracts; business
management; business development and account management; marketing; finance; people
management and the principles of assessing people
What are the benefits of taking on an apprentice?1
• Building and sustaining strategic relationships with customers
Building skills
• Strategic recruitment planning
• 82% of employers take on apprentices to build the skills
capacity within their businesses
Lower recruitment costs
• 75% of apprentice employers say the programme has helped
cut recruitment costs
• 80% say that Apprenticeships will play a bigger part in their
future recruitment policy
• Customer recruitment requirements
• Candidate attraction, selection and support
• Resource planning for recruitment services
• Finance and managing budgets
• Sales (including monitoring and managing sales team performance)
• Market research and market analysis
On completion of the recruitment Higher Apprenticeship, apprentices will have significant
experience of working in recruitment, possess invaluable knowledge of their company’s ethics
and ways of working and may be eligible for professional recognition from a range of recruitment
professional bodies.
Reduced staff turnover
• 80% of employers feel that apprentices reduce
staff turnover
Increased employee satisfaction
• 88% of apprentice employers believe they lead to a more motivated
and satisfied workforce, leading to greater loyalty and quality of work
Greater productivity
• 81% of apprentice employers say they make their businesses
more productive
• The average Apprenticeship completer increases business
productivity by £214 per week
Attractive to customers
• 81% of consumers favour companies that
employ apprentices
Level 3 Recruitment Advanced Apprenticeship
The Recruitment Advanced Apprenticeship incorporates a Level 3 NVQ and separate knowledge
qualification, which is the equivalent to two A Levels and provides the Apprentice with a
comprehensive understanding of Recruitment, alongside practical experience of working in a
recruitment environment. It covers:
• The principles of recruitment including legal and ethical requirements; sales; relationship
management; recruitment operations; the recruitment market and the principles of assessing
people
• Customer recruitment requirements
• Candidate attraction, selection and support
• Operational recruitment planning
• Resource planning for recruitment services
• Customer relationship management
• Administering recruitment processes
•Sales
• Market research and competitor activity
1 Sources: 2011 British Chambers of Commerce, Populus research commissioned by the National Apprenticeship Service
and Productivity Matters, Centre for Economic and Business Research, 2013.