
TAKING ON YOUR FIRST APPRENTICE CONTRACT
Step-by-step guides from how to set up your Digital Apprenticeship Service to accessing funding
Taking on your first apprentice can be daunting, but it doesn’t have to be. Your training provider will help you every step of the way
There are also some great help videos that the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have created to answer any questions you may have. Before you start to register for your Digital Apprenticeship Services (DAS) you will need the following information:
- A valid email address – they will send you a unique code to progress to the next step.
- The Government Gateway login details (user ID and password) for your organisation. Or your PAYE scheme reference number and Accounts Office Reference Number – your accountant will have this if you don’t

Registering an account on the apprenticeship service
Adding users, PAYE schemes and organisations
Reserving apprenticeship funds
Adding an apprentice to an account
FUNDING AND SUPPORT
The grant minefield
Our guide to the grant minefield for construction firms
Hudson Contract and Apprenticeships
We’re here to help
We want to build on our history of supporting apprenticeships and help in recruiting the next generation into the construction industry. So whether you are school leaver or a construction business looking for details about apprenticeships we hope this website will help you on your journey.
Construction is an ageing population and we all need to act now to make a difference.