of an apprenticeship, since that company has invested time and effort in you. Employers that engage with the national apprenticeship scheme wish to see future, committed workers and offer roles and benefits to entice their apprentices to stay. Furthermore, this mutual commitment ensures you graduate from the compant scheme with useful skills and respected qualifications to turbo- boost your careeer progression.
To recap As an apprentices you: Are paid from the start and enjoy paid leave and other employee benefits
Work and develop via a structured programme that has to meet specific set government guidelines for apprenticeships
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You’ll find an apprenticeship for virtually any sector... there’s more than one route to highly professional, skilled and in-demand occupations
sense that it involves both on- and off-the-job training. As the name suggests, however, higher apprenticeships are designed to develop the your skills and qualifications to the highest standard. In some cases, they offer another (although sometimes longer) route to gaining a university qualification, such as a degree apprenticeship. Again, it’s a really unique opportunity for you to ‘earn while you learn’. Because, like its name suggests,
higher apprenticeships are the top level of qualification apprenticeship, there are fewer places on this kind of scheme available than there are on the intermediate and advanced
apprenticeship level. However, an increasing number of companies are starting to offer them as a route to coming on board, particularly since school leavers and their parents are identifying the programme as a way to gain qualifications without incurring the high cost of university.
Modern apprenticeships: the reality Today, companies actively seek out suitable candidates for apprenticeships precisely because they wish to welcome your talent and resource into the workforce. As an apprentice you stand a good chance of a full-time, fully paid employment offer on completion
Earn while you learn – although it takes various different forms, study and skills development is guaranteed alongside everyday paid work
Will achieve real qualifications – and can therefore reach up to degree level, not only for free, but also while being paid!
Could be working in almost every sector and industry there is! Are not a form of cheap labour for employers but gain valuable training and develop real career skills
Are not confined to working in construction, engineering or manual trades – although these too are widely available.
Whether you have chosen a
pathway to follow or are still undecided, be sure to carry out further research at
whatlive.co.uk where you can find details of school-leaver events near you. An essential part of your investigations, What Career Live? brings parents, guardians, advisers and school leavers together with first-class employers who are seeking apprentices. l
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