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National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
National Apprenticeship Week
February 2021
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
Do Now:

• Complete the sentence:

   An apprenticeship is…
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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.
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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.
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
Quick Challenge: Guess Who?
• Can you name the following people and guess what they started
  their career as?
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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.
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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.
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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.
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
Some companies that offer Apprenticeships…
National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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 Water
There 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 Executives
What 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 level
Where 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
                                                NAS
  %20and,is%20%C2%A34.15%20per%20hour.

• NHS apprenticeship website 2021:            • National Apprenticeship website:
  https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/2020/12     https://www.gov.uk/search/all?keywords=appr
  /national-apprenticeship-week-2021            enticeship&order=relevance
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