Getting started: An essential guide to apprenticeships Hosted by Julie Tegg – Director of Apprenticeships and Employer Training Myra Billinghurst – Business Development Manager www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 Discover apprenticeships at Gloucestershire College • What is an apprenticeship? • What is the benefit of apprenticeships for businesses and employees? • Apprenticeship myths • Hiring apprentices during lockdown • FAQs from our employers • Apprenticeship funding information • Next steps • Live Q&A www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 What is an apprenticeship? An apprenticeship is a real job where “ you learn, gain experience and get paid. The basics of apprenticeships: Did you know? ” • They last for a minimum of 12 months • They combine working in a real job with Employers can receive funding earning qualifications from the government to help pay • Apprentices earn while they learn for an apprentice’s training, making • 20% of an apprentice's time is set aside apprenticeships one of the most for learning cost effective ways to bring new • Apprentices are real employees with the skills and talent into a business. same entitlements as you would expect for any other job www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 Who can become an apprentice? To be an apprentice, you must: Anyone can become an • Be aged 16 or above apprentice: • Not already be in full-time education ✓ School leavers • Live in England ✓ University graduates ✓ Adults ✓ Current employees Employers can hire a new apprentice ✓ New recruits or upskill an existing employee ✓ Managers and business leaders though an apprenticeship. ✓ Part-time and full-time employees Searching for a new career? You don’t even need to have the If you want to change career direction word ‘apprentice’ in your job title! completely, then an apprenticeship An apprentice is anyone who is might be perfect for you. It’s never too using the scheme to earn a late to reskill and train. There is no qualification alongside working. maximum age for an apprentice. www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 Apprenticeship levels explained: Level Equivalent Level 2 GCSEs Level 3 A-Levels Level 4 Foundation Degree Foundation Degree / First Year of Level 5 Bachelor’s Degree Level 6 Bachelor’s Degree Level 7 Master’s Degree www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 Apprenticeships at Gloucestershire College Business and Professional IT and Cyber Hospitality ✓ Accounting (AAT) ✓ Cyber Security ✓ Commis and Production Chef ✓ Business Administration ✓ Infrastructure ✓ Hospitality ✓ Customer Service ✓ Network Engineering ✓ HR ✓ Software ✓ Digital Marketing Hairdressing ✓ Leadership & Management Engineering ✓ Professional and Advanced ✓ Engineering Technician Hairdressing Construction and Building ✓ Electrical Engineering ✓ Mechanical Engineering Services Health & Care ✓ Product Design ✓ Bricklaying ✓ Adult Care Engineering ✓ Carpentry and Joinery ✓ Dental Nursing ✓ Electrical ✓ Electronic Systems Design ✓ Plumbing and Heating and Development ✓ Groundworker Education ✓ Property Maintenance ✓ Teaching Assistant ✓ Surveying ✓ Learning and Skills Teacher ✓ Motor Vehicle ✓ Early Years Practitioner and ✓ Building Services Educator www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 Apprenticeships at Gloucestershire College Why choose Gloucestershire as your apprenticeship training provider? ✓ Awarded Gloucestershire’s Apprenticeship ✓ Employers have the full support of our Business Hub Training Provider of the Year 2020 team and a dedicated training coordinator throughout their journey ✓ Winner of ‘Outstanding Contribution to Apprenticeships’ in the Gloucestershire ✓ With over 45 programmes to choose from, we are one Apprenticeship Awards 2020 of the biggest apprenticeship providers in the region ✓ Three incredible campuses and facilities in ✓ Our tutors and lecturers are industry experts and bring Cheltenham, Gloucester and the Forest of their real world experience to their teaching Dean ✓ We attract a great calibre of prospective apprentices ✓ New £3 million cyber and engineering and our apprentices go on to achieve fantastic results facilities at our Cheltenham campus – opening soon! ✓ Unlike national apprenticeship providers, we are focussed on helping the county to thrive. We believe in ✓ Each apprentice is assigned a personal supporting local businesses and helping the next tutor to support them through their generation of talent here in Gloucestershire and the apprenticeship surrounding areas www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 What are the benefits of apprenticeships for businesses? According to the National Apprenticeship Service: • 86% of employers said apprenticeships helped them develop skills relevant to their organisation Developing our own workforce • 78% of employers said apprenticeships helped them improve productivity “ means we can future-proof • 74% of employers said apprenticeships helped ourselves by improving on them improve the quality of their product or service skills and allowing new ideas to be explored. Other benefits of working with apprentices include: - Julia Russell, Apprentice Lead at Renishaw • Employers can adapt the apprentice’s training according to the needs of their business • Apprentices are motivated to learn new skills • Employers can expand and upskill their workforce [Source: apprenticeships.gov.uk] ” www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 What are the benefits of apprenticeships for employees / apprentices? Apprenticeships are a win-win: I would 100% recommend doing an apprenticeship. I spent six months being ✓ Earn while you learn unemployed following the completion of my ✓ Achieve nationally recognised qualifications A Levels. I had multiple interviews and was ✓ Gain real work experience stuck in the catch-22 of being told someone ✓ Grow professionally “ else had more experience than me yet no ✓ Collaborate and learn in a cohort of like-minded one would give me a chance. I then went apprentices down the apprenticeship route with ✓ Develop soft skills as you progress Gloucestershire College and started my ✓ Receive personalised support from your GC tutor Level 2 in Business Administration in 2014. ✓ Get all the perks of being a student – without the I have been in my job for seven years this debt! April and have since completed a further ✓ Discover a love of learning three apprenticeships. ✓ Grow in confidence ✓ It won’t cost you a penny - Shannon Keating, HR Apprentice at CCP There is no limit to what you can achieve through an apprenticeship. www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 ” Apprenticeship myths busted Gloucestershire College is well known for our amazing Apprenticeships are only for manual jobs construction, engineering and trade apprenticeships but we and trades like plumbing or bricklaying. offer so much more including cyber, marketing, dental nursing, HR and team-leading apprenticeships. “ ” Anyone aged 16 or over can complete an apprenticeship to Apprenticeships are only for teenagers. upskill and train, even senior managers. “ The vast majority of apprentices stay on with their employer ” after their apprenticeship finishes. There is no limit to what Apprenticeships don’t lead to a real career. you can achieve in your career through an apprenticeship. “ ” Apprentices are proven to boost morale and productivity to teams and offer a fresh perspective as a new set of eyes. They Apprentices don’t add any real value bring the latest knowledge and skills from the programme into to a business. the organisation. “ ” Just like any new employee, apprentices will need to be shown the ropes within your business but apprenticeships Apprentices require constant supervision encourage independent working and their skills will develop and will require baby-sitting. from day one. “ ” www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 Hiring and supporting apprentices through lockdown Even a global pandemic and national lockdowns can’t stop us from learning: We have been working from home “ as a business since the beginning ✓ Yes! You can start a new apprenticeship during lockdown. We’ve welcomed hundreds of new apprentices since the start of March 2020. Five apprentices of 2021. joined us in October 2020 and ✓ All our apprentices have continued with their apprenticeships they are completely remote. Since despite the current lockdown and the temporary closure of our working with Gloucestershire campus buildings. ✓ We are supporting our apprentices and their employers College, I’ve been really remotely and have front loaded the theory elements of our impressed with the support we more practical courses. have received. ✓ Furloughed apprentices can still complete their college learning and progress with their apprenticeship. - Darcy Hibberd, Talent Acquisition at Iress ✓ Our Digital Marketing Apprenticeship can be completed fully online, offering a flexible, convenient training programme for both businesses and apprentices. ✓ When we are allowed to welcome apprentices back on campus, our buildings are Covid secure and follow all the ” government advice. www.gloscol.ac.uk/business-hub | [email protected] | 01452 563400 FAQs from employers Everyone in my company works remotely. Can I still recruit an Q How do I recruit an apprentice?