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Apprentices: Young, Free and Singularly Determined
What is an apprenticeship?
• Nationally recognised qualification
• A job with training
• Made up of NVQ, Key Skills and Technical Certificate
• Level 2 equivalent to 5 GCSEs grades A to C
• Level 3 equivalent to three A Levels
• Level 4 equivalent to Higher Education
Classic Apprenticeship: new recruits aged 16-18 years old
• Maximising your return on investment
• Hidden benefits
The graduate alternative: new recruits aged 19-24 years old
• Eminently capable 18/19 year olds going for an apprenticeship instead of university
• Same aspirations as graduates but with different expectations – working as the way to learn and develop
• Same hidden benefits
Developing your existing team
• Apprenticeships are for adults, too – including those already working for you
• A good way to motivate people to develop
• Ideal for lower skilled entrants to employment
• Progression to supervisory roles
• Advanced and Higher apprenticeships
Return on your investment
What do businesses say?
• 92% said the programme motivated staff and increased job satisfaction
• 81% said apprentices generated higher overall productivity
• 74% said that apprentices are more loyal, remaining at their company longer
• 66% said apprentices made them more competitive
• 50% of local businesses with an apprentice have recruited another
The myths of apprenticeships
• Apprenticeships are for young people
• Apprenticeships are not real jobs
• We will lose staff to training
• Apprenticeships are about engineering
• Apprenticeships last for years
West Herts College:Your local training provider
• Brand new Watford campus – providing apprentices with state of the art learning facilities
• Kings Langley campus – our specialist centre for motor vehicle, electrical installation and plumbing trades
• Ofsted grade 1 Outstanding – providing high quality education and training
Apprenticeships atWest Herts College
• Barbering
• Business support services
• Child care
• Construction
• Customer service
• Digital media
• Electrical installation
• Finance
• Hairdressing
• Health and Social Care
Apprenticeships atWest Herts College
• Hospitality and catering
• IT
• Leadership & management
• Maintenance operations
• Motor vehicle maintenance
• Plumbing
• Removal operations
• Sport and fitness
• Teaching assistants
To find out more…
• Skills for Business Team
• West Herts College
• 01923 812350
• Skills-for-business.com
Q & A