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The GAPS initiative

Grow your business with a £2,000 subsidy

If you have a gap in your business for an apprentice, then Medway Council will help fund a placement that can increase your productivity and long-term security.

The new GAPS initiative provides direct support to small and medium-sized businesses in Medway that are looking to recruit apprentices. As long as your business fits certain criteria, then Medway Council will contribute £2,000 towards the overall wage and/or training costs of employing an apprentice.

Your business needs to be in:

  • Construction
  • Engineering and manufacturing
  • Horticulture
  • Sports and leisure
  • Creative and digital industries
  • Retail and business administration
  • Travel and tourism
  • Environmental technologies
  • Care

It also must:

  • Be based in Medway and have fewer than 50 employees
  • Have been trading for more than two years

 

You can receive subsidies for a maximum of two apprentices. There are a limited number of subsidies available in total, so get in touch today and find out how Medway Council can help grow your business.

This project is co-financed by Medway Council and Interreg IVA 2 Sea Programme.

For more information contact GAPS Project Officer by telephone: 01634 334348 or by email: catherine.lepage@medway.gov.uk

Write to: GAPS Project Officer, Medway Council, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TR

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