1. Apprenticeships
Your Future in Your Hands

2. Aims and Objectives What is an Apprenticeship Framework
Who are they for?
The range of sectors and frameworks available
What are employers looking for?
What's in it for me? – Lifestyles/Future
How to access an Apprenticeship
The Quiz

3. Apprenticeships an Overview
An Apprenticeship trains you to do a job role of your choice.
An Apprenticeship generally takes between one to three years.
Apprenticeships are a mixture of on and off the job training.
The majority of time is in the workplace and is supported by a mentor.
The remaining learning is delivered by a learning provider which could be a specialist provider or an FE College.
The learning provider supports you throughout the Apprenticeship including the assessment in the work place for the NVQ part of the programme.

4. The Framework An Apprenticeship is made up of various parts Examples:
What You Need to Know - A Technical Certificate
Examples:
Certificate in Supporting Youth Work awarded by City & Guilds
Certificate in Motor Vehicle Repair awarded by ABC
What you need to be able to do -
Example:
Youth Work NVQ
3. Transferable Skills - Key Skills/ Functional Skills
Communication Level 2
Sometimes there are additional requirements:
Example for childcare
Paediatric First aid
Safeguarding

5. Who are apprenticeships for?
It could be you!!!

6. What are Employers Looking for

7. How do I become an apprentice?
Speak to your tutor
Ask to go out on work experience in the occupational area you are interested in
Ask for a referral to be made to an apprenticeship tutor
Research the apprenticeship framework you are interested in
Attend an interview ask, questions
If Rathbone do not deliver the apprenticeship you are interested in your tutor will support you to find a training provider/college who does

8. Fact “Over their working life an Apprentice
will earn £100,000 more than someone
who has completed a degree”
Source: Steve Macintosh, University of Sheffield

9. Any Questions?