Apprenticeships Young people can ‘get in and go far’ with an apprenticeship at some of to complete. All apprenticeships are real jobs and apprentices must be paid Britain’s biggest and brightest companies. They can gain the skills and at least the national minimum apprenticeship wage – many employers pay knowledge they need to succeed, in some cases up to degree level and significantly more. Apprentices should work for at least 30 hours per week. Training Providers in Lancashire in Providers Training above, while working and earning. Your quick guide to Apprenticeships and and Apprenticeships to guide quick Your More than 850,000 people were earning and learning on an apprenticeship SORTED Apprenticeships deliver work for young people, giving them the chance to in 2013/14, across 220,000 workplaces in England. Employers think that earn while they learn in a real job, gaining a range of different qualifications qualified apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other suited to their individual needs and a real future. Apprenticeships are qualifications. Many successful careers start with an apprenticeship – on available in 1,500 job roles, covering 170 industries from advertising to youth completion the majority of apprentices (90%) will stay in employment. work; environmental engineering and nuclear decommissioning. There has never been a better time to start an apprenticeship with up to To start an apprenticeship, you’ll need to be 16 or over, living in England and 27,000 apprenticeship vacancies available on the ‘Find an apprenticeship’ not be in full-time education. Apprenticeships are available at intermediate, vacancy site right now! Visit www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship and search advanced and higher and degree level and take between one and five years apprenticeships or call 08000 150 400. Traineeships Case Study: -Polaris Dyas For young people not ready to go into work or an apprenticeship a traineeship is a stepping stone to a successful future. Traineeships offer young people aged 16-24 a training programme with work experience that unlocks their potential and prepares them for their future careers by providing the essential work preparation training, maths and English skills and work experience needed to get an apprenticeship or other job. Visit gov.uk for more information or search Find a traineeship for traineeship opportunities. The City & Guild’s Lion Awards is one of the most prestigious events in the education and training industry. In 2015 over 200 nominations were Your Instant Guide to Local Training Providers submitted with the eight deemed to have made the most spectacular Progression achievement receiving a Lion award. The awards not only recognise Accrington & Rossendale College JTL Nelson & Colne College Business Centre RWP Training Limited excellent results but also those who show a true journey of progression Broad Oak Campus, Broad Oak Road, National Administration Centre, Third Floor, Scotland Road, Nelson, BB9 7YT Park House, 48-50 Manchester Road, throughout the course of their learning, with many of those studying Accrington, BB5 2AW Redwither Tower, Redwither Business Park, Tel: 01282 440317 Haslingden, Rossendale, BB4 5ST having overcome significant challenges to achieve their goals. Tel: 01254 389933 Wrexham, LL13 9XT Email: [email protected] Tel: 01706 260914 Email: [email protected] Tel: 0800 0852308 (freephone) Web: www.nelson.ac.uk Email: [email protected] Web: www.accross.ac.uk Email: [email protected] Web: www.rwp.co.uk Routes One winner in 2015 was 20-year-old Polaris Dyas, who has completed Web: www.jtltraining.com North Lancs Training Group Ltd. his Level 2 Business Administration Apprenticeship with North Lancs Blackburn College Vocational Centre of Excellence, Old Bakery, Springfields Fuels Limited Choices in education and training from age 14-19+ Feilden Street, Blackburn, BB2 1LH Lancaster and Morecambe College Grange Lane, Accrington, BB5 2BU Springfields Training, Springfields, Salwick Training Group (NLTG). Polaris won the City and Guilds Apprentice of Tel: 01254 292929 Morecambe Road, Tel: 01254 395355 Preston, PR4 0XJ Consider options Consider options Consider options the Year Lion Award and the Outstanding Achiever Lion Award - 2 hugely Email: [email protected] Lancaster, LA1 2TY Text: 07907 068421 Tel: 01772 763300 14 years old 16 years old 17/18 years old sought after awards. Web: www.blackburn.ac.uk Tel: 01524 521483 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Web: www.nltg.co.uk Web: www.westinhousenuclear.com/ Blackpool & The Fylde College Web: www.lmc.ac.uk springfields/careers/apprentice-training Polaris overcome personal tragedy to excel in his Business Illuminate Training Solutions Preston’s College Administration Apprenticeship following the loss of both of his Foundation or Higher or Further Ashfield Road, Bispham, Blackpool, FY2 0HB Lancaster Training Services Ltd. Fulwood Campus, Preston, PR2 8UR Themis at Burnley College parents due to illness as he finished school. Demonstrating his sheer Tel: 0330 024 1234 The Training Centre, 5 Penrod Way, Tel: 01772 225522 or 01772 225222 Princess Way, Burnley, BB12 0AN Higher Diploma Advanced Diploma education Email: [email protected] Heysham, Morecambe, LA3 2UZ Email: [email protected] Tel: 01282 733005 determination to succeed, Polaris sought out an Apprenticeship with Web: www.illuminatetrainingsolutions.com Tel: 01524 858326 [email protected] Email: [email protected] Higher NLTG after school. He applied for an Apprenticeship in Business GCSE GCSE / A-Level Email: [email protected] Web: www.preston.ac.uk Web: www.themis.ac.uk education Administration and NLTG quickly found him the perfect position. He was GP Strategies Training Ltd Web: www.lantrain.co.uk Block A Chiswick Court, Chiswick Grove, Rathbone Training Training 2000 Ltd. Foundation successful at his Interview and got an Apprenticeship at a local printing Blackpool, FY3 9TW learndirect St George’s House, St George’s Street, Furthergate Business Park, Harwood Street, Learning Study Programme Apprenticeship firm, quickly becoming a highly respected employee. Using his extensive Tel: 01253 603850 2-3 Winckley Court, Chapel Street, Chorley, PR7 2AA Blackburn, BB1 3BD knowledge of IT and with help from his NLTG Training Officer, he has Email: [email protected] Preston, PR1 8BU Tel: 01257 479900 Training centres also in Nelson and Blackpool excelled in his role revolutionising systems at his workplace. Not only is Web: www.gpsta.co.uk Tel: 07545 441264 Email: [email protected] Tel: 01254 54659 Apprenticeship Employment Email: [email protected] Web: www.rathboneuk.org Email: [email protected] he a valuable asset to the company, he also finished his Apprenticeship Intraining Web: www.learndirect.com Web: www.training2000.co.uk in just 12 months, 6 months ahead of schedule. Employment with Employment with Suite 1, 4th Floor, Prudential House, Runshaw College 2-10 Topping Street, Blackpool, FY1 3AX Myerscough College Euxton Lane Centre, West Lancashire College Training Training Tel: 01253 750920 Bilsborrow, Preston, PR3 0RY Chorley, PR7 6AQ College Way, Skelmersdale, WN8 6DX Polaris Dyas: “I wasn’t expecting to win two awards so that’s absolutely Email: [email protected] Tel: 01995 642294 Tel: 01772 643008 Tel: 01695 52300 amazing. I’m just really, really pleased that all of this hard work has Web: www.intraining.co.uk Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] National Careers Service - actually paid off and now I’ve got something amazing to show my kids Web: www.myerscough.ac.uk Web: www.runshaw.ac.uk Web: www.westlancs.ac.uk Here for you. and my grandkids. Advice online - • Help to choose or change career nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk, • Skills tests, course search, job over the phone - search advice “My message to other learners is never, ever give up because if you 0800 100 900 • Personalised help from careers or face-to-face advisers do slip once it’s difficult to get back up, but you can do it. I believe in www.apprenticeships.org.uk everybody. You always have that chance.” updated March 2016 Choose a job - for example ‘Teaching Assistant.’ How to use this guide: Look below to find the training providers for this job 1 and 8 Use the key on the left hand side of this page: 1 = Accrington & Rossendale College 8 = Lancaster Training Services Ltd. For contact details of all the training providers please see the reverse. 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