3. What is an apprenticeship?
• Nationally recognised qualification
• A job with training
• Made up of NVQ, Key Skills and
Technical Certificate
• Level 2 equivalent to 5 GCSEs grades A to C
• Level 3 equivalent to three A Levels
• Level 4 equivalent to Higher Education
5. The graduate alternative:
new recruits aged 19-24 years old
• Eminently capable 18/19 year olds going for an
apprenticeship instead of university
• Same aspirations as graduates but with
different expectations – working as the way
to learn and develop
• Same hidden benefits
6. Developing your existing team
• Apprenticeships are for adults, too
– including those already working for you
• A good way to motivate people to develop
• Ideal for lower skilled entrants to employment
• Progression to supervisory roles
• Advanced and Higher apprenticeships
8. What do businesses say?
• 92% said the programme motivated staff and
increased job satisfaction
• 81% said apprentices generated higher
overall productivity
• 74% said that apprentices are more loyal,
remaining at their company longer
• 66% said apprentices made them more competitive
• 50% of local businesses with an apprentice
have recruited another
9. The myths of apprenticeships
• Apprenticeships are for young people
• Apprenticeships are not real jobs
• We will lose staff to training
• Apprenticeships are about engineering
• Apprenticeships last for years
10. West Herts College:
Your local training provider
• Brand new Watford campus – providing
apprentices with state of the art learning
facilities
• Kings Langley campus – our specialist centre
for motor vehicle, electrical installation and
plumbing trades
• Ofsted grade 1 Outstanding – providing high
quality education and training
11. Apprenticeships at
West Herts College
• Barbering • Digital media
• Business support services • Electrical installation
• Child care • Finance
• Construction • Hairdressing
• Customer service • Health and Social Care
12. Apprenticeships at
West Herts College
• Hospitality and catering • Plumbing
• IT • Removal operations
• Leadership & management • Sport and fitness
• Maintenance operations • Teaching assistants
• Motor vehicle maintenance
13. To find out more…
• Skills for Business Team
• West Herts College
• 01923 812350
• S4B@westherts.ac.uk
• Skills-for-business.com
