Expanding local Apprenticeships

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Practical advice for local authorities on strategies to boost Apprenticeship opportunities for 16- to 18- year-olds.

A unique combination of learning and work, Apprenticeships have a strong role to play in fulfilling the potential of young people.

In 2008, Pathfinders were set up in Hertfordshire, Manchester and South Tyneside as part of wider efforts to refresh young people’s routes into skilled work.

This resource draws on that experience and is about supporting local authorities, as they join with businesses and communities, to develop Apprenticeships in their role of planning, commissioning and providing opportunities.

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What’s the ambition?

Apprenticeships can help support councils on a range of agendas including skills supply for the local economy, particularly at level 3, engagement of young people and worklessness.

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Where are we now?

Better information has been a major focus of effort for the Pathfinder authorities.

Understanding the full picture is crucial to being able to plan the way forward.

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How much further to go?

This approach – known as a ‘gap analysis’ – enables a local authority to compare actual performance now with where it wants to be.

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Identify solutions to get there

Good solutions are not particularly a matter of luck, eureka moments or alchemy. Nor are they exclusively the province of brilliant individuals. Rather, the challenge is to develop an approach whereby positive change can be managed, supported and nurtured.

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Putting the vision into practice

Having generated practical and innovative ideas, the key tasks are to prioritise ideas into a list of actions, and to draft an action plan, agreeing partners, resources and timescales.

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Reflecting on progress

It is important to have regular reflection points, on a systematic basis, that provide the space and reassurance people need to have an open dialogue on ways to improve – and to recognise and celebrate genuine achievements.

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Case Studies

There are six case studies covering three areas; Pathfinder projects, Apprenticeship schemes and Social Clauses. 

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About the Young Foundation

Find out more about the Young Foundation, a centre for social innovation based in London, and has worked with the NAS on the Apprenticeship Pathfinder Project. 

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