National Apprenticeship Week February 2021 Do Now:

• Complete the sentence:

An apprenticeship is… 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. Some companies that offer Apprenticeships… 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 • • Society • M&G • AstraZeneca • Santander • Hewlett Packard Enterprise • BT • Cummins • Bloomberg • Co-op • • Capgemini • RSM • Pfizer • PwC • MAG Airports • Ltd • UK Power Networks • EY • Warner Bros. • British Airways • • Solenis • Morrisons • BDO • Severn Trent • BAM Nuttall • Anchor Trust • Tech Data • Fidelity International • GSK • T.S.S. (Total Security • CGI • 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 • Group • Pinsent Masons • KFC UK & I • • Sage • McDonald's • Greene King • Mazars LLP • University of Oxford • Network Rail • Costain • Colas Rail • Siemens • Deloitte • Superdrug • Pendragon • National Grid • • MBDA • FCA • Accenture • KPMG • Direct Line • John Sisk & Sons • Jisc • Marston's • GE (General Electric) • Nestle • Unilever • IBM • EDF Energy • Cushman & • 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 The entry subjects at grades 9 – 4. 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 when you are The 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