Apprenticeships are a great way to meet employers’ skills needs. Offering a high quality apprenticeship can increase productivity and product quality, and boost staff morale and retention. No wonder that over four-fifths of employers would recommend them.

Apprenticeships also make great financial sense, with employers generally able to recoup costs within two years of completion, and in some cases in as little as six months.

By choosing an apprenticeship, young people and adults can combine learning and earning to improve their skills and boost career prospects. Advanced apprentices can earn between £77,000-£117,000 more during their career, while higher apprentices can earn £150,000 more.

The government has an ambition to deliver three million apprenticeships by 2020. It is therefore more important than ever that everyone who can do an apprenticeship, has the chance to do so.

Making your apprenticeship programme more inclusive makes good business sense: enabling you to recruit and retain the best talent, grow your business, increase productivity and improve accessibility for other staff and customers.

The Employer Toolkit brings together inspirational case studies of employers who provide an inclusive apprenticeship programme, along with hints and tips on how to improve the accessibility of your own apprenticeships.