Lincolnshire's first Apprenticeship Training Agency (ATA) was launched on Monday 6th September 2010.

An ATA is a way of bringing Apprentices into your organisation. The ATA directly employs and manages apprentices which simplifies the process for you. The ATA is being delivered by Mouchel Learning Partnership supported by the National Apprenticeship Service, East Midlands Improvement and Efficiency Partnership and Union Learn. The launch introduced Mouchel's ATA scheme and demonstrated how employing and apprentice through Lincolnshire's ATA could benefit organisations.

Lincolnshire's ATA provides:

- Simplicity
- Convenience
- Support
- Responsiveness
- Cost effective resourcing

The ATA provides a full service to cover the full life cycle of your APprentice, from initial application and assessment through to Framework completion. The ATA can:

- supply a shortlist of pre-assessed quality candidates
- take care of their HR, pay and contractual needs
- support both you and them throughout their Apprenticeship Framework.

EMLAAA
The East Midlands Local Authority Apprenticeship Agency (EMLAAA) is another region-wide initiative that has also been launched this year to encourage local authorities to recruit apprentices, find out more by clicking here.

We have also identified three existing local authorities who provide excellent examples of apprenticeship initiatives click on each one below to find out more and watch a short video case study:

- Leicester City Council - Women in Construction
- Nottingham City Homes - One in a Million
- City of Lincoln Apprenticeship Scheme