Traineeships

1. Traineeships Supporting young people to develop the skills for apprenticeships and sustainable employment

2. What are they? In January 2013, the government issued a discussion paper setting out their proposals for a new programme of traineeships. The intention is that traineeships will support a core group of young people to gain the skills and work experience that employers are looking for. The programme will begin from August 2013 for 16-19 year olds and for those with Learning Difficulty Assessments to 25.

3. Who are they for? • The core target group will be young people who: • aren’t currently in a job and have little work experience, but who are • focused on work or the prospect of it. • are qualified below Level 3 but may be on a programme of study • providers and employers believe have a reasonable chance of becoming • ready for employment or an apprenticeship within a maximum of 6 months of starting a traineeship

4. Who aren’t they for? • Traineeships are not intended for: • the most disengaged young people requiring intensive support • those who are already ready to start an apprenticeship • those already in a job

5. Summary of learner eligibility • Young persons must be 16 -18 and not have achieved a full Level 3 • (eg. such as 2 x A levels) • Be unemployed (or paid employment at <16 hours per week) on the first • day of the Traineeship, have little work experience and be focused on • work or the prospect of it • Providers & employers must assess that there is a reasonable chance of • the young person being ready for employment; an Apprenticeship or a • full time study programme within 6 months of starting the Traineeship. • This must be recorded and will have a min progression rate.

6. What does a traineeship provide? • The core content of traineeships will be: • high quality work placement • (no less than 6 weeks duration and no more than 5 months) • work preparation training • (CV writing, interview technique, interpersonal skills) • English and Maths • (unless the young person has achieved GCSE A - C in those subjects)

7. What are the programme objectives? • The objective is to ensure that a young person, upon completion of a traineeship, either: • progresses into an Apprenticeship/Advanced Apprenticeship or even a Higher Apprenticeship if suitable • progresses into a job • progresses into a full time study programme

8. Who is JTL? Established in 1989, we now work with over 3,500 businesses and train more apprentices than anyone else in the building services engineering sector. At the moment, we support 8,000 young people in four apprenticeships: • Electrical • Plumbing • Heating and vent • Engineering maintenance We’re one of the top three work-based learning providers in England and Wales and we were recently awarded a Grade 2 from Ofsted.

9. How can we help? JTL are currently piloting three traineeship schemes in England dependent on the needs of learners, local employers and schools. The content of this model is based on the City & Guilds 2000 Access to Building Services course. There are five routes (Electrical, H&V, Plumbing, RAC and BSE, of which the electrical one is shown below:

10. Why would someone wish to take part? The basic government concept is to make someone employable. Therefore the JTL scheme content has been designed to meet both learner and employer needs in terms of awareness, basic skills and health and safety. Bear in mind that some learners may be studying at L3 currently and therefore feel that the traineeship is set at too low a level. However, the JTL model is designed to give participants the core skills that government require plus the practical skills that employers look for in their potential employees. Once they have a job, JTL support their learners in paid employment through to the limit of their aspiration and industry has a career path through NVQ Levels 3 and 4 into Foundation Degree and MSc.

11. What are the JTL objectives? The objective is to ensure that young people, upon completion of a JTL traineeship, progress into employment and then achieve at the highest level in line with their expectations and ability. Happy and employed learners ….. Happy employers ….. Happy schools …… Why wouldn’t someone wish to take part?

12. And that’s it. If there are no further questions, thank you for your valuable time and for taking part. I will available during lunch If you wish to discuss further. B

13. Employability skills for young people A view from the commercial world Samantha Lewis, Director of Training Academy of Sales

14. Shocking stats • Over 1 million unemployed 16 – 24 years olds currently • Eight out of ten employers did not believe that school-leavers were ready for work • Most students before going to University have no idea what they want to do for a job after they graduate • Virtually no student knows that B2B sales is a possible career choice or what B2B sales is

15. Cranbrook Pilot • 20 students being trained how to sell • 2 hours every two weeks from Sept 2012 – May 2013 • 4 of them are going into the Academy of Sales apprenticeship and 2 have gone into a sales role directly from school • This hits to the heart of employability skills Reference : Head of the sixth form at Cranbrook School http://vzaar.com/videos/1228519 FergusonR@cranbrook.kent.sch.uk

16. The curriculum • Sales-specific skills Includes basic sales skills, power language, why buyers buy • Wider employability skills Includes personal branding, speaking with impact, soft skills • Psychological skills Includes personality types, coping with adversity, self motivation

17. Conclusion Employability skills can be taught We believe more businesses could be getting involved Reinforced learning rather than ‘one offs’ Our research shows that psychological interventions are needed with most young people‘s biggest problem being low self confidence We believe young people need to be supported in the transition from an institutional learning environment to be self-managing in the commercial world