Better Business Grant: Apprenticeship Grants

Apprenticeship Grants

The Better Business Grant enables apprenticeship employers to apply for funding that goes directly to their business, helping towards the cost of releasing their apprentices to attend apprenticeship training.

Eligible businesses will receive up to £2000 per apprentice in 2025 and again in 2026.

Download our Apprenticeship Grants guide

Are you eligible to apply

These grants are designed to assist businesses to release their apprentices for paid training, in 2025 and 2026 as the island transitions to a living wage.

To be eligible for a grant your business must fulfil the eligibility criteria for all Better Business grants, and you must pay your apprentice for their time on their approved training course.

Which Highlands College courses are eligible?

Site Carpentry
Brickwork
Painting and Decorating
Plumbing Studies
Construction and the Built Environment
Electrical Installation
Light Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Principles
Welding and Fabrication Practice
Hairdressing - Highlands
Beauty Therapy
Retail Operations
Culinary Skills
Early Years Educator
Youthwork
HNC in Construction
BSc (Hons) Construction Management
HNC in Civil Engineering

Which Non-Highlands College courses are eligible?

CMI Management
Dental Nursing
Hairdressing – Neon
Health and Social Care (RQF)

To enquire about enrolling employees in one of the available Apprenticeship courses or to learn about support options for course fees, please contact Skills Jersey directly.

Please note this is the course list available in March 2025, any new approved apprenticeships will be considered for Better Business funding.

Starting up

Operations

Finance

Growth

People

Better Business Grant: Apprenticeship Grants

Are you eligible to apply

Which Highlands College courses are eligible?

Which Non-Highlands College courses are eligible?