How do Apprenticeships work?
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study.
As an apprentice you’ll:
be an employee earning a wage and getting holiday pay
work alongside experienced staff
gain job-specific skills
get time for training and study related to your role (at least 20% of your normal working hours)
Apprenticeships take 1 to 5 years to complete depending on their level.
Apprenticeships have equivalent education levels:
LEVEL EQUIVALENT EDUCATIONAL LEVEL
Intermediate 2 GCSE
Advanced 3 A level
Higher 4,5,6 and 7 Foundation degree and above
Degree 6 and 7 Bachelor’s or master’s degree
Apprenticeships Information for Parents' and Carers' Pack
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July issue The latest apprenticeship information & advice for parents, supported by the Education and Skills Funding Agency.
Search for apprenticeship vacancies
You can click here to direct you to the gov.uk website to search for available apprenticeship vacancies.
You can find an apprenticeship in almost any industry including:
Agricultural & land-based industries
Beauty & wellbeing
Business & IT
Construction
Creative, media & the arts
Customer service & retail
Energy
Engineering & electrical
Finance
Health & care
Hospitality & travel
Manufacturing, processing & logistics
Marine
Public services
Sport & fitness
Vehicles & transport
Watch videos of apprenticeship employers and what they have to say about taking on an apprentice.
Find an apprenticeship with the Bedford College Group with vacancies available in Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
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You can search for apprenticeship opportunities at Rate My Apprenticeship.
Here is also A GUIDE TO CAREER OPTIONS
This guide is packed with advice to help you choose the right path, find virtual work experience, ace your video interviews, and much more.
It also features the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2020-2021, with insights into what it’s like to be an apprentice at each company.
Apprenticeships, traineeships and cadet schemes
Earn, learn and make a difference with an NHS apprenticeship. Our apprenticeships offer routes into many of the more than 350 NHS careers through a mix of on-the-job training and classroom learning.
Visit: https://www.healthcareers.nhs.uk/career-planning/study-and-training/apprenticeships
A traineeship is a skills development programme that includes a work placement.
It can last from 6 weeks up to 1 year, though most traineeships last for less than 6 months.
Traineeships help 16 to 24 year olds - or 25 year olds with an education, health and care (EHC) plan - get ready for an apprenticeship or job if they don’t have the appropriate skills or experience.
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