Apprenticeships

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Hands up if you think you know what an Apprenticeship is...

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Watch this film to get an overview of Apprenticeships

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An Apprenticeship is a way for young people

to earn while they learn in a real job, gaining

a real qualification and a real future

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The benefits are…

•Earn a salary

•Learn job specific skills

•Gain a variety of transferable skills

•Work towards nationally recognised qualifications

•Progress into higher education

•Advance in your chosen career

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Guess who?

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Can you name the following people and guess what they started their career as?

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Do you know…

•How many different kind of job roles and industries you find Apprenticeships in?

•How many people started an Apprenticeship in the last academic year?

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Level of Apprenticeships

Different levels of Apprenticeship available

Plus knowledge, competence, and employability skills

IntermediateApprenticeship

AdvancedApprenticeship

HigherApprenticeship

• Level 2

• 12-18 months

• Equivalent to 5 GCSEs A* - C

• Level 3

• 18-48 months

• Equivalent to 2 A-levels

• Levels 4,5,6,7

• 24 months+

• Equivalent to foundation degree level+

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Progression

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Intermediate ApprenticeshipLevel 2

Advanced ApprenticeshipLevel 3

Higher ApprenticeshipLevel’s 4-7

Entry Points

Entry Points

Entry Points

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Apprenticeship Levels in theFood and drink industry

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Intermediate Level(Level 2)

Advanced Level(Level 3)

Higher Level(Level 4 and above)

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Intermediate Level(Level 2)

Advanced Level(Level 3)

Higher Level(Level 4 and above)

Helpdesk Professional

Network Engineer

IT Service Manager

Apprenticeship Levels in theIT Sector

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What are employers looking for?

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Case studyShane Trevitt

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2006Left school aged 16 with GCSEs

Enrolled on

plumbing course at

local college

Applied for Advanced Apprenticeship in

Plumbing and Heating with

Won gold

medal! Entered WorldSkil

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2011

Now NG Bailey’s youngest Supervisor, Shane has enrolled on a Higher Apprenticeship in Construction and the Built Environment

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What goes into an Apprenticeship

Kerri

Kerri, facemediagroupCustomer services administrator

I think apprenticeships are brilliant. They’re a chance to take a leap into the real world. I’m dealing with real-life customers and situations all the time, answering calls and emails, checking deliveries, advising customers and interacting with them. It’s all about learning and moving forward, and I’m getting everything I need to move onto the next step.

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What training will I have?

•Your Apprenticeship will cover both hands on experience and training in all other aspects of the job.

•Your employer provides your ‘on the job’ training and pays your wages.

•The remainder of your learning is delivered by a College or Training Provider either at their premises, at the work place or via e-learning

•You will be assessed in the workplace by your College or Training provider

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What about higher education?

Apprenticeships go up to degree level and beyond

– Level 4 (Certificate of Higher Education)

– Level 5 (Foundation Degree)

– Level 6 (Bachelor’s Degree)

– Level 7 (Master’s Degree)

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How do I apply for an Apprenticeship?

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Apprenticeship vacancies

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Apprenticeship vacancies

Follow the following 5 easy steps to get started:

1. Log on to apprenticeships.org.uk

2. Click ‘Search for vacancies’, start searching. You can search using keywords, job role or postcode

3. Click ‘Register now’ under ‘New User?’ fill in your details and create your username and password

4. You’ll get a confirmation email, click the link in the email to activate your account

5. You’re ready to go, search for Apprenticeships that take your fancy and use the reusable application form. Set alerts so you’ll get an email or text for any relevant new vacancies.

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Applying for an Apprenticeship

You can also download the free smartphone app ‘AV Search’

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Summary

You can now:

Discover and explore all about Apprenticeships

– to be an apprentice yourself!

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Any Questions?

Further information

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Apprenticeships in Numbers 2012/13

• **********people started an Apprenticeship in England in 2012/13 of which 5,110 were in Wiltshire.

• Of them ********** were 16-18 years old, 165,500 were between ********** and 230,000 were over the age of 25.

• There were just over ********** vacancies posted on Apprenticeship vacancies (Av). This is an increase of ********** on last year’s vacancies.

• Nearly ********** of the vacancies posted on Av were Advanced level Apprenticeships, ********** were Higher level apprenticeships and 83% were Intermediate level Apprenticeships.

• The number of candidates registered on the system in the last academic year was ********** (a 10% increase on the previous year).

• In total ********** applications were made.

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Nana

Nana, Anthony Vrahimis Design ConsultancyProduction assistant

It’s real hands-on experience here, learning skills in a working environment. Having the chance to oversee some tasks has helped me develop my managerial skills, too. It’s given me the ability to manage my own time wisely to reach targets and deadlines. It’s all good preparation for what I want to do next: set up my own business.

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Shane

Shane, BT OperateIT technician

University never appealed to me, so after I finished school I joined BT as an apprentice IT technician. While I was on the course, BT paid for me to study for a foundation degree. And I’ve had some amazing experiences, like building a medical centre in Peru and a school in Ecuador, and presenting in front of 200 people. I’ve got loads more confidence now, and it’s all down to the support and respect everyone in the company has shown me. It’s been the making of me.

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Miles

Miles, Bentley MotorsJunior engineer

Since I started working at Bentley I’ve done placements in different departments so the work is always varied. I chose to do an Apprenticeship because it means that while I’m studying towards a foundation degree at college, I also get paid and get hands-on experience. I’ve always been interested in cars so where better to train than Bentley?

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Josh

Josh, Universal Race TechnologyA composite laminator

I’ve always been interested in motorsport, and I’ve been part of some great projects here. I’ve been at URT for five years now, and this is where I want to stay. The support I’ve had, the jobs I’ve worked on and the responsibilities I’ve taken on – they’re all helping me towards a supervisory role in the company and, hopefully, a long, promising future here.

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