Who does them?
Hundreds of employers, large and small, up and down the country and in many different sectors employ Apprentices. From some really big household names to the small business round the corner; you might even find that your school or college employs an Apprentice or two.
Who can do them?
Almost anyone can do an Apprenticeship. As long as you are old enough to leave school (16 years plus), an Apprenticeship is an alternative option to staying in full time education until you are 18. There is no upper age limit, as long as you are employed and your employer is willing to invest in your training.
Example academic qualifications
Entry Level
Level 1
• Entry Level Functional Skills • Skills for Life
• First Certificate • GCSE - grades 3, 2, 1 or grades D, E, F, G • Level 1 Functional Skills • Music at grades 1, 2 and 3
Level 2
• GCSE - grades 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4 or grades A*, A, B, C • Level 2 Functional Skills • Music at grades 4 and 5 • O level - grades A, B or C • CSE - grade 1
Level 3
• A and AS Levels • T (Technical) Levels • Access to Higher Education Diploma • International Baccalaureate Diploma • Music at grades 6, 7 and 8
Level 4 • Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE) • Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Level 5 Level 6 Level 7
• Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE) • Foundation Degree • Higher National Diploma (HND)
• Degree with honours e.g BA(Hons), BSc (Hons) etc • Graduate Certificate • Ordinary Degree without Honours
• Master’s degree e.g. MA, Meng, MSc etc • Postgraduate Certificate • Postgraduate Diploma
Level 8 • Doctorate e.g. Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil) 22 Make The Future Yours! Issue 1
There are some limitations with regard to previous qualifications. For example, if you had already completed a Degree in Engineering as a student your employer would be unlikely to get funding to pay for you to complete a Degree Apprenticeship in Engineering. Instead, you may be able to do a Level 7 Apprenticeship in Engineering or a Degree Apprenticeship in a different skill area, such as Management.
Want to find out more?
There are lots of useful and interesting resources for young people, parents and teachers on the Amazing Apprenticeships website at:
www.amazingapprenticeships.com
Apprenticeship equivalents
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