The new funding will support employees at the charity’s head office to develop their skills and grow within their current roles.
Apprenticeship Levy funds will also allow Teenage Cancer Trust staff with the opportunity to gain industry recognised qualifications relevant to their area of expertise.
This gift builds on Aldi’s wider £2 million pledge to help businesses fund apprenticeships over the next two years across industries including healthcare, early years, care services and skilled trades. It also forms part of the Apprenticeship Levy gifting scheme that the discount retailer launched in 2021.
This latest commitment will take the amount of apprenticeship funding Aldi is gifting to small and medium-sized enterprises to £5.5 million by the end of 2027.
Commenting on the initiative, Lisa Murphy, training and development director at Aldi UK, said: “We’re proud to support Teenage Cancer Trust in helping its people grow and thrive. By sharing our Apprenticeship Levy with organisations that share our values, we can create lasting opportunities and make a genuine difference in people’s lives.”
Meanwhile, Michelle Aucott, partnerships manager at the Teenage Cancer Trust, added: “This support from Aldi will help us invest in our team so they can be the best they can be. That means we can continue giving the best possible care and support to young people facing cancer.”
Separate to its Apprenticeship Levy, Aldi is also currently recruiting for more than 350 Apprentices across the UK.
Store apprentices start on a £8.64 per hour salary in year one, rising to £12.11 by year three, while in London, pay starts at £8.87, increasing to £12.76.
Speaking to Food Manufacture earlier this year, Terry Fennell, chief executive officer at awarding and end-point assessment organisation FDQ, explained how recent reforms to the UK apprenticeship system can further benefit the food sector while creating more flexibility for apprentices.
