Times are changing,

Times are changing,

but Apprenticeships keep growing

28 September 2011

We are living in ever faster changing

times

We are living in ever faster changing

times

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15 years ago no one had sent a text message

5 years ago no one had viewed YouTube

2 years ago no one had heard of Susan Boyle

18 months ago no one had touched an iPad

Facebook unheard of in 2004

now employs over 1,400 staff

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About us

The National Apprenticeship Service (NAS) has end-to-end responsibility for Apprenticeships in England.

NAS has been designed to increase the number of Apprenticeship opportunities. It plays a strategic role:

working with employers, helping more of them take on apprentices;

working with those who advise learners so that more young people and adults are able to benefit from the experience of work based learning.

Amongst NAS’ activities, it funds training providers and it operates an Apprentice Vacancy site. The Vacancy site helps to streamline the process of recruiting Apprentices, and allows employers to access the right Apprentices with no direct financial costs.

NAS can also provide employers with information on relevant Apprenticeship frameworks and job roles, advise on training providers and funding mechanisms.

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So, what are Apprenticeships?Work-based training programmes for employees, designed around the needs of employers, which lead to national recognised qualifications. They involve a structured programme of training covering a wide range of occupations. Who runs them?Apprenticeships are designed by the Sector Skills Councils, while the National Apprenticeship Service helps to fund the training. Employers or external training providers are able to provide the training and/or administration.

Where does the training take place?Most of the training is ‘on the job’ at employers’ premises.

A proven means of training• Apprenticeships are a Government funded, proven way to train workforces; making

organisations more effective, productive and competitive by directly addressing skills gaps

• An Apprenticeship programme is designed to help employees reach a high level of competency and performance whilst employers benefit from increased productivity, greater retention, reduced recruitment costs and a more diverse workforce

Who are they for?Apprenticeships can be used to train both new and existing employees. Tiered levels of Government funding is available to train all Apprentices irrespective of age.

How long do they take?Depending on the job role, Apprenticeship range between a minimum of six months and four years - the duration is typically dependent on individuals’ experience.

Level of Apprenticeships

Currently, there are 3 levels of Apprenticeships:

– Intermediate Apprenticeship - Competence that involves the application of knowledge in a significant range of varied work activities, performed in a variety of contexts. Collaboration with others, perhaps through membership of a work group or team, is often a requirement.

– Advanced Apprenticeship - Competence that involves the application of knowledge in a broad range of varied work activities performed in a wide variety of contexts, most of which are complex and non-routine. There is considerable responsibility and autonomy and control or guidance of others is often required.

– Higher Apprenticeship - Competence that involves the application of knowledge in a broad range of complex, technical or professional work activities performed in a variety of contexts and with a substantial degree of personal responsibility and autonomy. Responsibility for the work of others and the allocation of resources is often present.

The ‘Skills Escalator’• New Hire or existing workforces can be developed to their anticipated final skill level from

government funding

• Apprenticeships help employees reach a high level of competency and performance. With over 200 different types of Apprenticeships, there’s a place for an Apprentice in virtually every organisation across all industries

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Agriculture, Horticulture and

Animal Care

Arts, Media and

Publishing

Business, Administration

and Law

Construction, Planning and the

Built Environment

Education and Training

Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies

Health, Public Services and Care

Information and Communication

Technology

Leisure, Travel and Tourism

Retail and Commercial

Enterprise

Higher Apprentices with top up to Hon’s Degree provide a compelling alternative to Graduates

Higher Apprentices with top up to Hon’s Degree provide a compelling alternative to Graduates

Higher Apprenticeships are ideally suited to the development of high end technology or junior management roles

Higher Apprenticeships are ideally suited to the development of high end technology or junior management roles

Advanced Apprenticeships develop individuals skills required to function effectively in supervisory roles

Advanced Apprenticeships develop individuals skills required to function effectively in supervisory roles

Intermediate Apprenticeships develop workforce skills to carry out operative level functions

Intermediate Apprenticeships develop workforce skills to carry out operative level functions

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Apprenticeship Frameworks

A key benefit of an Apprenticeship programme is its structured approach to learning

The most effective frameworks support a progressive approach to learning that covers the areas outlined below - providing industry sector approved skills and culminating in a set of nationally

recognised qualifications

Source: Semta

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In the year 2010/11 over quarter of a million people started an

Apprenticeship

This is over a quarter of a million Apprenticeships in 2010/11

More than the capacity of Old Trafford,

Emirates Stadium, Anfield and Stamford Bridge combined

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We fielded over 22,000 phone calls from employers

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In the last year there were more vacancies than there were runners in the London Marathon

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If all their apprenticescreated a humanchain it would extendfrom London to Brighton

130,000 employer locations in England currently have apprentices

130,000 employer locations in England currently have apprentices

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can measure the effect Apprenticeships have on our future?can we measure the effect Apprenticeships have on our future?

People with anAdvanced Apprenticeship earn on

average £100,000 more over their lifetimethan those with a qualification at Level 2 or below

Those with a Level 2 Apprenticeship earn on average around £65,000 more over their lifetime than those with a Level 2 qualification or below

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Don’t just take our word for it

This is what people say about Apprenticeships

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Why do young people choose an Apprenticeship?

It provides the qualifications you need to enter certain occupations

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It allows me to keep my options about the future

open

It provides good pay prospects for the future

I have good career prospects on completing

the course

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Why do young people choose an Apprenticeship?

I wanted to do something practical rather than

academic

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It is a well recognised qualification

I liked the idea of getting a job and doing training

at the same time

Source: LSYPE Wave 6 and YCS Cohort 13, Sweep 3

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