National Apprenticeship Week - February 2021 - Ark Globe Academy
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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.
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.
Quick Challenge: Guess Who? • Can you name the following people and guess what they started their career as?
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.
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.
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.
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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