JTL - Delivering Skills For Young People

JTL takes it's responsibilities to apprentices very seriously and is committed to ensuring their safety is paramount at all times.

All employers of JTL apprentices must comply with the requirements of current Health and Safety legislation and codes of practice.

Before an apprentice can begin their apprenticeship with their employer a qualified JTL representative will visit the employer and conduct an extensive review, or Pre-placement Vetting, to make sure that the apprentice is being placed with a company that takes their training and health and safety seriously. If a company does not match up to our standards then the apprentice will not be allowed to proceed on their apprenticeship with the employer.

We need to do this before apprentice begins their apprenticeship in order that we can obtain funding.

The area we consider are:

• Registration with HSE or Local Authority (unless working from a domestic premises)
• Employers Liability Insurance (minimum of £5m)
• Public Liability Insurance (minimum of £1m)
• A Safety Policy
• A Fire Certificate (if required) and Fire procedures
• Risk Assessments
• First Aid procedures
• An Accident Book
• Provision of Personal Protective Equipment (free of charge)

So that we are certain that the apprentice will be safe throughout their apprenticeship, employers are also be required to:

• Carry out a medical on all apprentices to ensure they are fit enough to do the job
• Provide apprentices with a Health and Safety induction
• Carry out all necessary risk assessments to ensure all steps are taken to reduce the risk of anything untoward happening to an apprentice
• Have procedures in place to report any accidents to JTL.

The JTL Training Officer is on hand throughout the sign up process to guide and advise the employer appropriately.