Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships provide you with an excellent starting point for a rewarding career in any number of areas. Apprenticeships are an excellent way of gaining qualifications and workplace experience.
What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprentices do real jobs for real employers. There are different levels of Apprenticeships available, all leading to a work-based qualification, relevant technical certificate and functional skills qualifications. An Apprenticeship will provide hands-on experience, skills, knowledge and the qualifications needed for a chosen career. Apprenticeships are designed with the help of employers in the industry to ensure relevant training and knowledge is integrated. There are now nearly 200 types of apprenticeship and include the skills for the relevant industry. As an Apprentice you will be able to perform in your job and increase your employability skills. An Apprenticeship can only be achieved with the support of an employer.
Find out more about the types of Apprenticeships available and search for vacancies online at:
How do Apprenticeships work?
Learning is flexible to meet the needs of you and your employer. The Apprenticeship framework is achieved through a mix of on and off-the- job training so that you can develop your industry specific skills within the workplace together with planned support, training and development from your Apprenticeship Provider.
Apprenticeship providers include a wide range of different organisations including colleges, local authorities, not for profit group training associations and independent private training companies, all are quality assured and inspected against rigorous standards, receiving funding to deliver their approved Apprenticeship frameworks.
Regardless of the type of organisation, all Apprenticeship providers work in partnership with employers to ensure the training and development meets industry requirements.
Find out what Apprenticeship providers there are in North and North East Lincolnshire
If you can not find the Apprenticeship in the area that you are looking for*, visit the National Apprenticeship Service website to see if this is available:
You can also visit the CfL website which provides details of all Apprenticeship providers across the Humber sub-region:
www.cflhumber.org.uk/apprenticeships
*Please note: Apprenticeships can only be achieved with the support of an employer. If there is not an Apprenticeship in the area that you are looking for, this may be due to the lack of local employers to support this Apprenticeship. This Apprenticeship may be available in other areas of the country in which you may have to travel or re-locate to undertake the Apprenticeship in your chosen discipline.
Apprenticeship Levels
Apprenticeships are available at three levels:
- Intermediate Level Apprenticeship – this is a level 2 programme
- Advanced Level Apprenticeship - this is a level 3 programme
- Higher Apprenticeship - this is a level 4 programme
Most people aged 16 to 19 do Intermediate and Advanced Level Apprenticeships
Entry Requirements
You must be 16 or over, living in England and not in full-time education. Other entry requirements vary so it is important to check with the training provider or employer.
Length
There is no set time for completing an Apprenticeship. Most take between one and four years, depending on the level taken and how quickly you learn.
Qualifications
You will study for a work-based qualification at level 2, 3 or 4, a technical certificate relevant to your chosen occupation (such as a BTEC or City & Guilds qualification) and Functional Skills qualifications.
You may also study for certificates or other qualifications that are required in your chosen occupation.
Where do Apprenticeships lead?
After an Apprenticeship you could go on to other skilled employment and training, or progress in your current organisation.
You could also progress to higher education, such as a Higher Apprenticeship, a Higher National Certificate or Diploma or other similar qualification.
