Why choose an apprenticeship?

Apprenticeships give you the opportunity to gain practical experience and recognised qualifications whilst being paid. Apprenticeships are available across a range of employment sectors including Accounting, Business, Construction, Childcare and Hospitality. Qualification level can start from Foundation level and go all the way through to a Level 7 Masters Degree in some areas.

Over the last few years apprenticeships have changed and are no longer an 'easy' option for students who found learning in a school environment difficult. Apprenticeships involve working full time and completing a high level of study, in many ways apprenticeships are the more difficult option to move on to post 16 & post 18.

Finding an apprenticeship

The website that holds the most apprenticeship vacancies is Gov.org This site has opportunities from all over the UK and can be narrowed down to local area, employment area or key word. You can sign up for notifications if new opportunities become available in your area.

Many companies advertise vacancies on their company websites and on job websites including indeed. You can also choose to proactively contact companies that you are interested in working for to see if they have an vacancies or if they are looking to recruit in the near future. This is called a speculative letter.

There are also a number of companies who broker apprenticeship placements, we work with TrAC to help support students who are interested in going into apprenticeships within the construction industry.

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