Presentation delivered by Reg Chick of Skills solutions at the Post Aquinas Options evening, covering all aspects of apprenticeships.

1. The key facts

2. Post-18 Pathways
Further Education
Higher Education
Apprenticeships (Post 18)
Employment
Employment With Training

3. Pathways
Progression
Progression
Progression
Into What?
- Eventually Employment!

4. Apprenticeships
• Increasingly Recognised as The Gold
Standard For Work-Based Training
• More Than 200,000 Employers Offer
Apprenticeships
• Over 230 Types of Apprenticeships Across
Many Sectors
• Earn As You Learn - This is Hands On
Experience

5. Types Of Apprenticeships
• Business and • Arts and Media
Administration • Health
• Law • Public Services
• Construction-Planning • Care
and Build
• Agriculture
• Engineering
• Horticulture
• Manufacturing
• Animal Care
• Leisure
• Retail, Commercial
• Travel and Tourism
•…
• ICT
Higher Skills Apprenticeships

6. Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships Are Jobs With
Training
Gaining Skills and Experience In
Your Chosen Career

7. 3 Levels
Apprenticeships - Equivalent to 5
Good GCSE Passes
Advanced Apprenticeship -
Equivalent to 2 A Levels
Higher Apprenticeship -
Equivalent to Level 4-5 e.g. HNC,
Foundation Degree, HND

8. All 3 Levels Have Similar Formats
• Knowledge Based Component/Technical
Certificate
• Work Based Component
• Key Skills/Functional Skills Qualifications
• Personal Learning and Thinking Skills
• Employees Rights and Responsibilities

9. What do Employers Look For?
• Determination- Enthusiasm
• Motivation and Drive
• Good Communication
• Reliable and Trustworthy People
• Eagerness to Learn New Skills
• Work Readiness

10. Case Study: Sister A
• Gained 11 Excellent GCSE’s
• Holy Cross College To Study Maths, Biology, Chemistry &
Art ‘AS’ Levels
• Started To Date A Toyota Apprentice & Became
Disenchanted At Lack of Money- Asked Mum If She
Could Leave College Even Though She Gained Good
Results At ‘AS’
• Mum Agreed ( Ex British Aerospace Apprentice) On The
Understanding That There Would Be Excellent
Training/Progression.
• Applied to : Astra Zeneca Apprenticeship Programme
And Design Engineering Traineeship
• Offered Both Positions, Accepted Engineering Position As
A Trainee Design And Infrastructure Engineer.
• Path: ONC, HNC, Degree & (Civil Engineering) CADCAM
Included

11. More Information
 http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/