The Apprenticeship family
What works for you?
The Apprenticeship Family
What works for you?
Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships
Are open to anyone in England and not taking part in full time education, and involve working and training with an employer, whilst working towards qualifications through a learning provider.
They can last between one to four years, depending on the Apprenticeship and sector of industry.
They lead to National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs), key skills qualifications and, in many cases, a relevant technical certificate.
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Entry to Employment
Entry to Employment, or e2e as it's also known, was launched nationally in August 2003. e2e is designed for young people who have potential, but are not yet ready or able to enter into an Apprenticeship.
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Young Apprenticeship Programme
The Young Apprenticeship Programme, for those aged 14 to 16, was introduced in September 2004 for those at the beginning of Academic Year 10.The fourth year of the programme is due to begin in September 2007, with 9,000 students taking part.
The Programme is a high quality route at Key Stage 4 for well motivated pupils who’ll start their career with an employer and learning provider by spending up to 2 days a week in the workplace.
Employers from the engineering, automotive, business administration and the arts and creative industries, amongst others take part in the programme.
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Apprenticeships for Adults
The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) ran a successful pilot for Apprenticeships for Adults, for those over the age of 25 in 2005. The programme is being developed further with opportunities becoming available in September 2007.
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