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National Apprenticeship Week February 2021
Do Now: • Complete the sentence: An apprenticeship is…
An Apprenticeship is… • A way of learning the skills necessary for various careers while earning at the same time. • Normally offered to people aged 16 and over. • Often for people who do not want to go into full-time further or higher education, but still want to gain extra qualifications that are work related.
Apprenticeship Week theme for 2021:
“Build The Future”
• The aim is to encourage everyone to consider how
apprenticeships help individuals to build the skills and
knowledge required for a rewarding career.
• At the end of this Power Point presentation, there will several
links to a variety of website and free virtual events, videos and
activities for you to sign up to if you would like to know more
about apprenticeships.
Quick Challenge: Guess Who? • Can you name the following people and guess what they started their career as?
What are the benefits of an apprenticeship? Earn a Salary • The minimum wage an apprentice can earn is £4.15 per hour for under 19’s. Typically, many employers will pay their apprentices more than this. Holidays • You’ll get at least 20 days paid holiday per year, plus bank holidays. Learn Job Specific Skills • These are skills that apply to the job e.g how to use specialised equipment.
Other benefits are… Transferable Skills • Like computer or communication skills. Nationally Recognised Qualifications • Such as a City and Guilds certificate, National Vocational qualification (NVQ) and/or BTEC Award, Certificate or Diploma.
Apprenticeship programmes give you…
The opportunity to gain a
recognised qualification and
develop professional skills, while
earning a salary, inside some of
Britain’s best companies.
Some companies that offer Apprenticeships…
The top 100 companies to work for as an apprentice (list
compiled by TES 2020):
• MOTUS • UBS • Booking.com • Willis Towers Watson
Commercials • Aon • Lloyds Banking • Martin-Baker
• BAE Systems • Schneider Electric Group • Newcastle Building
• Mitchells & Butlers • Dixons Carphone • Iceland Society
• M&G • AstraZeneca • Santander • Hewlett Packard
• BT • Bloomberg Enterprise
• Cummins
• Softcat • RSM • Co-op
• Capgemini
• PwC • Sellafield Ltd • Pfizer
• MAG Airports
• EY • British Airways • UK Power Networks
• Warner Bros.
• Solenis • BDO • Tesco
• Morrisons
• BAM Nuttall • Tech Data • Severn Trent
• Anchor Trust
• GSK • CGI • Fidelity International
• T.S.S. (Total Security
• Savills Services) • HSBC • Virgin Media
• BMW Group • Cadent Gas • Arup • Volkswagen Financial
Services
• The AA • TUI UK • Fujitsu
• BAM Construct UK
• Syngenta • Transport for London • DHL
• Tulip
• BBC • Barclays • RBS
• Jaguar Land Rover
• JN Bentley • Engie • E.ON
• Colt Technologies
• Mace Group • Pinsent Masons • KFC UK & I
• Premier Foods
• Sage • McDonald's • Greene King
• Mazars LLP
• University of Oxford • Network Rail • Costain
• Colas Rail
• Siemens • Deloitte • Superdrug
• Pendragon
• National Grid • Aldi • MBDA
• FCA
• Accenture • KPMG • Direct Line
• John Sisk & Sons
• Jisc • Marston's • GE (General Electric)
• Nestle
• Unilever • IBM • EDF Energy
• Cushman & Wakefield
• Thames WaterThere are more than 1,500 job roles that offer
apprenticeships.
• Creative & Media Apprenticeships…
• Business, Administrative & Accounting
Apprenticeships…
• Construction, Agriculture & Environmental
Apprenticeships…
• Engineering, I.T. & Telecommunications…
• Healthcare, Social Care, Animal Care & Education.
• Retail & Sales, Tourism & Hospitality, Transport &
Logistics…
• Sports & Leisure
• Law- Chartered Legal ExecutivesWhat are the entry requirements for an Apprenticeship?
Intermediate - Level 2
apprenticeship.
• You may need some GCSE
subjects at grades 9 – 4.
The entry
qualifications Advanced- Level 3 programme
• You will normally need five
are generally GCSEs, often including
English, Science and
set by the Mathematics, or completion of
level 2.
employer.
Higher - Level 4 and above, or a
foundation degree.
• Manager levelWhere Will I Learn?
• This will depend on the • Larger employers may have
organisation employing you. their own training centres
and use their own training
• Sometimes you will spend staff instead of colleges
four days with the employer
and attend college for one
day a week; sometimes you
may do 'block release'
where, for example, you
may attend college for two
or three week 'blocks'.How long does it take to complete an Apprenticeship? • This will vary according to the employer, the type of occupation you are training for and the qualification level. Most Apprenticeships normally take between one and four years. • The length of time taken to complete your training will also depend on your own skills and ability.
Apprenticeship or University?
• Think about
the costs
The when you are
studying
choice is
• There are different yours • Think about what
entry points for you would like to
apprenticeships, study and the
you can join the profession you
programme at
would like to be
various points
in.• Apprenticeship pay and conditions: • Videos of apprentices talking about
https://www.gov.uk/become-apprentice/pay- the career journey:
and-
https://www.youtube.com/user/Apprenticeships
conditions#:~:text=Aged%2019%20or%20over
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• NHS apprenticeship website 2021: • National Apprenticeship website:
https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/12 https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=appr
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