Pathways to Employment, Education and Training
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Tameside’s Pathways to Employment, Education and Training Pre-16 YEARS Adult Study Training Programme (19-24yrs) 7 (16-18yrs) Pathways Works Experience/ Apprenticeships Personal Development Opportunity Supported Traineeships Internships/ Placements In Tameside we want the absolute best for every one of our Looked After Children and Care Leavers. We hope this prospectus will help you to make the best choice for your future whether you are ready to enter the world of work, or would like to gain some support along the way. Foreword Our children, young people and care leavers leavers can access a readily available pathway in deserve the very best services, no young adult will line with their ability and aspirations. ever be left behind and every young person will be given the tools and support they deserve to help In Tameside we have very high aspirations for them reach their full potential, their happiness. our care leavers, we aim to support them to Our new prospectus is a visionary, ambitious and achieve all of their goals and aspirations and we deliverable package of support for Tameside’s are absolutely committed to ensuring they have care leavers and I am delighted to be providing access to all the support and opportunities they this foreword. need to secure their future prosperity and well- being. This prospectus provides details on how we are enacting our committment to deliver for our This prospectus is the result of collaborative work care leavers. Through our constructed support from across the Council and with our partner packages we will help every care leaver to agencies including input from the Leaving Care access to education, employment and training, Service, Virtual School Team, Transition Support whilst remaining committed to ensuring all of Team, Workforce Development, Positive Steps, our care leavers have access to good local Adult Learning and Active Tameside. apprenticeships, jobs and career paths. We have ambition for our care leavers and have a broad I hope you find this prospectus as helpful and range of provision and support services, including supportive as I did. Care leavers are important to 7 tailored education and training pathways. Tameside Council, our young adults are the future of our borough and we will always do all we can Our guiding principle is simple: Our care leavers to support you. deserve the highest standard of support and the very best opportunities to realise their aspirations, goals and well-being As engaged corporate parents we provide a bespoke offer to all of our care leavers, ensuring those who are struggling to access education and training are provided with the help they need to begin their professional lives. We’re delivering for our care leavers and opening doors where possible through our full range of opportunities including work experience, study Cllr Oliver Ryan programmes, supported internships, traineeships, Children’s Services apprenticeships, as well as further and higher education. We will ensure that all of our care 2 The aim of this booklet is to: • Help you to make the best decision for your future • Let you know about the different pathways that you can take towards living a fully independent and happy life • Let you know what support is available for you so that you can pick the one that suits you best The prospectus includes seven pathways; each one aims to help you become a happy, healthy, successful and financially secure adult. Each of these 7 pathways will help you to build your confidence, learn more about yourself such as what your interests are, what you are good at, and what your aims are for your future. The pathways will also help you to gain qualifications and works experience, all of which will support you on your journey to success. You can talk about any one of these with your Carer, Social Worker or Personal Advisor who can help you to decide which pathway would be best for you. Here are the 7 Pathways ;- Pre-16 YEARS Adult Study Training Programme (19-24yrs) 7 (16-18yrs) Pathways Works Experience/ Apprenticeships Personal Development Opportunity Supported Traineeships Internships/ Placements 3 It also helps you to learn about the various pathways that you can take to help you Internship: to reach your full potential. To help you An internship is a period of work experience, understand what each of them are, have a offered by an organisation, usually lasting look at the following: for a fixed, limited period of time. They are typically undertaken by students and Study Programme: graduates looking to gain relevant skills and experience in a particular field. 16-19 study programmes include: Employers frequently use these placements • A substantial qualification (which can be to assess a student’s or graduate’s capability A-levels or larger vocational qualifications) and often recruit employees from their or, where appropriate; interns rather than advertising their vacancies externally. You should therefore apply for an • Work experience; internship which you have a real interest in. • English and maths, where students have not yet achieved a GCSE grade A*- C in these Work placement: subjects by age 16; (where these grades As well as providing an opportunity for you have been achieved students should still be to enhance your skills and knowledge, a contextually developing their skills in these placement can also help you clarify your subjects or in some cases be encouraged to career goals. improve their grade); Doing a work placement will: • non-qualification activity, such as tutorials, work experience and work-related learning, Clarify your career goals relevant to the programme goals. • • Give you an insight into the way organisations operate and the Work experience: challenges they face • Increase your skills and knowledge Work experience is essential for getting a • Provide you with networking job. Whether it’s a short work placement or a opportunities longer internship, work experience is always • Help you to understand a particular viewed favourably by employers and can job or industry. help you decide your future career. It is an opportunity to learn about the world of work and see it in action. 4 Some learning happens in very short episodes Traineeship: and some happens over a full year or even longer. Traineeships are ways to become trained and qualified in a trade or particular type of Adult and community learning offers personal job. They offer benefits, including: the ability choice, personal responsibility and personal to work and earn money while studying for empowerment. It engages people through your qualification. You can obtain a nationally their interests in relaxed and welcoming recognised qualification on completion of classes that contribute to community training. wellbeing and social inclusion. Without this kind of learning, many people would never get started in learning or realise their full Apprenticeship: potential’ Apprenticeships allow you to combine work and study by mixing on-the-job training with Tameside’s Commitment: classroom learning. You’ll be employed to do a real job while studying for a formal Tameside Council take very seriously their qualification, usually for one day a week responsibilities towards young people who either at a college or a training centre. By the have experienced local authority care. We end of your apprenticeship, you’ll hopefully know that care leavers can come across have gained the skills and knowledge needed challenges accessing education, training to either succeed in your chosen career or and employment opportunities. Success progress onto the next apprenticeship level. to improving outcomes with care leavers is everyone’s business and begins with offering Employment, Education and Training Adult training: (EET) pathways to care leavers, which are engaging, transparent, progressive and Adult and community learning is where bespoke to meet the needs of each individual. learning takes place in a wide range of settings and is aimed at adults who may not This journey begins with collaboration normally participate in education and training. between key EET partners who will be accountable for improving outcomes for It is often a collaboration between local care leavers. Providers should endeavour authorities, community based organisations to be empathetic to the needs of care and traditional providers and covers leavers; offering commitment, patience and structured adult education classes taught by understanding. This will ensure that care professionally qualified teachers; unstructured leavers have opportunities to achieve success activity that leads to learning; informal courses in sustainable EET destinations; removing delivered in the private sector; independent themselves from the poverty trap and bridging study online; and self organised groups. the inequality gap. 5 Pre-16 YEARS community through volunteering opportunities, Special Education progressing onto our Supporting Internship Programme programme or Care2Success scheme, gaining paid employment and/or opening up other Everybody Can - Achieve avenues for further education. - Active Tameside The programme’s common themes are Our Special Education programme allows • To develop the learner’s life, those who have often struggled to attend a confidence, independence, traditional educational session for various communication and social skills, reasons, leading to no schooling. enabling them to add long-term value to their lives, families and the Our aims for the provision are to create a wider community, gaining the ability