Apprentices – get an award of £200…..

Apprentices – get an award of £200…..

Butchers and Drovers Charitable Institution (BDCI) Supports Apprentice Butchers

Butchers and Drovers Charitable Institution (BDCI) announced last year a scheme to award £200 to each apprentice butcher who passed Gateway. The scheme was backdated to 1st January 2023. However, BDCI are aware that the scheme is not reaching all apprentices who would qualify for the award. As a result the operation of the scheme is being simplified as follows with effect from 1st January 2025:

• Applicants can download a simple application form from the BDCI website (https://www.bdci.org.uk/apprenticeship-scheme/)
• Once completed, the form together with a copy of the Gateway pass certificate should be sent to BDCI by email to info@bdci.org.uk or post to BDCI, St James House, Vicar Lane, Sheffield, S1 2EX
• The application will be processed by BDCI and £200 paid to all applicants who have completed the form correctly and included the Gateway pass certificate

Any apprentice who has passed Gateway since 1 January 2023 and has not yet applied for the award will be eligible to apply until 30 April 2025. After that date only current applications will be accepted, which must be received within 3 months of passing Gateway.