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The Youth Contract: Empowering Through Apprenticeships

Discover the benefits and opportunities of apprenticeships for learners. Learn how it works, the basic facts, and available apprenticeship levels in various industries.

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The Youth Contract: Empowering Through Apprenticeships

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  1. Who are the WBA?

  2. TRAINING PROVIDERS EMPLOYERS Learners SCHOOLS

  3. WE ARE HERE !

  4. Government Targets Youth contract • £1 billion pounds launched April 2012 Nick Clegg :“The Youth Contract will provide nearly half-a-million new opportunities for young people, including apprenticeships and work experience placements. ”

  5. ? ? ? ?

  6. What is an Apprenticeship??? www.classtools.net/education-games-php/timer

  7. It is a REAL Job with Training

  8. How does it work??

  9. Basic Facts • Employed people who EARN while they • LEARN from age 16+ • Contract of employment / Paid holidays & Benefits • Salary/wage paid by employer • Employed for 30 - 40 hours a week • Minimum wage £2.65 per hour • Average £140 per week for an Intermediate Level

  10. Basic Facts • Time allocated for learning • Gain recognised qualifications • Gain work experience while learning • No tuition fees to pay • 3 different levels of Apprenticeship

  11. AgricultureDental NursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimal CareIT UsersEngineering Print and Printed PackagingAviation OperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabin CrewGames Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service Food ManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristrySea FishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetal ProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary NursingDry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care AgricultureDental NursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimal CareIT UsersEngineering Print and Printed PackagingAviation OperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabin CrewGames Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service Food ManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristrySea FishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetal ProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary NursingDry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care AgricultureDental NursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimal CareIT UsersEngineering Print and Printed PackagingAviation OperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabin Crew Games Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service Food ManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristry Sea FishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetal ProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary Nursing Dry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care AgricultureDental NursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimal CareIT UsersEngineering Print and Printed PackagingAviation OperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabin Crew Games Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service Food ManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristry Sea FishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetal ProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary Nursing Dry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care AgricultureDental NursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimal CareIT UsersEngineering Print and Printed PackagingAviation OperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabin CrewGames Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service FoodManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristrySea FishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetal ProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary NursingDry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care AgricultureDental NursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimal CareIT UsersEngineering Print and Printed PackagingAviation OperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabin CrewGames Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service FoodManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristrySea FishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetal ProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary NursingDry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care AgricultureDentalNursingConstructionAccountingSporting Excellence Logistics Operations ManagementAnimalCareITUsersEngineering Print and Printed ackagingAviationOperationsBeauty Therapy DesignElectrical and Electronic ServicingCabinCrewGames Testing Youth WorkCleaning and Support ServicesPlumbingCustomer Service FoodManufacturePhotographyMarketing and Communications Creative and Digital MediaFashion and Textiles GoodsRetail Vehicle Maintenance and RepairFloristrySeaFishingBarbering Hospitality and CateringMetalProcessingNuclear Decommissioning Veterinary NursingDry Stone WallingHealth and Social Care Over 250 types of Apprenticeships.

  12. From Playground to Professional Progression 2 x A-Levels 5 x A*-C GCSEs Higher Apprenticeships Intermediate Level Apprenticeships Advanced Level Apprenticeships Foundation Degrees Degrees (BA,MA,PHD)

  13. How do you learn? Aprenticeship L4 – 8 Employment Apprenticeship L3/4 Degree ‘A’ Level / Apprenticeship L2/3 ‘A’ Level GCSE GCSE Vocational / Hands onAcademic

  14. Foundation Learning • Foundation Learning programmes for 16 – 18 year olds across the County. • Help with: • Maths • English • ICT • Confidence building / skills for work • ‘There are no entry requirements so don’t worry if you didn’t get the grades you expected – all you need is commitment and dedication’

  15. Nacro & Foundation Learning Joyce Cooper

  16. NCFM Food Industry & Apprenticeships Sharon Green

  17. NCFM Apprentice Gabrielle Smith

  18. Lunch Tour of NCFM – Sue Long

  19. Work Ethic & Attitude Businesses were asked to select, from a list of attributes, the three they considered most important when recruiting new staff.

  20. Job Readiness

  21. Local Study Findings • 39%of employers consider ‘Work Ethic and Attitude’ more important than ‘Qualifications and Skills’ when recruiting new staff. • Employers use the term ‘Work Ethic’ when describing a set of attributes or personal qualities they would like their employees to possess. • Qualities said to be particularly important include: a positive attitude, commitment, motivation, punctuality and pride in tasks undertaken.

  22. Job Readiness Application Forms - Knowing how to complete correctly. CV’s - Clear, relevant information, presented neatly. Skills required by employers - Problem solving, interpersonal skills, organised, professional behaviour. Qualities required by employers - Honesty, integrity, confidence. General Summary - Prepare for interview.

  23. Higher Apprenticeships • Accounting • Construction Site Management • Higher Engineering • Leadership & Management Business Administration Contact Centre Operations • IT, Software, Web and Telecoms Professionals • Food & Drink • Providing Financial Advice

  24. Higher Apprenticeship Employers • Here is just a few of the many employers who believe and employ Higher Level apprentices: • PricewaterhouseCoopers • Security Service MI5 • Association of Taxation Technicians • Rolls-Royce • BT • Lincolnshire Cooperative • Ministry of Defence • NHS

  25. Lincolnshire Apprenticeship Starts Continue To Rise On average 100 vacancies online each week Three most popular sectors for 16-18 yr old • Business Admin and Law • Retail & Commercial Enterprise • Engineering & Manufacturing Findings from NAS Online Registration Report, for Lincolnshire & Rutland

  26. Lincolnshire Apprenticeship Starts Continue To Rise April 2012 –9777 people were on apprenticeships in Lincolnshire 2340 16-18yr olds 3474 19-24yr olds 3963 25+ Of these5342 are on Level 2 3885 are on Level 3 85 are on Level 4 or above

  27. Gender Participation in Lincolnshire 16-18yr olds Female 51% Male 48.6% 19-24yr olds Female 56.8% Male 43.2% 25+ Female 63.6% Male 36.4% Applications submitted within Lincolnshire 2010/2011 15,011 2011/2012 23,043 (to date)

  28. Useful Links www.thewba.co.uk www.afo.sscalliance.org/frameworkslibrary/ www.teeninfolincs.co.uk www.apprenticeships.org.uk www.guidancenetwork.info

  29. QV Foods Bev Coulson

  30. World Skills UK 2012 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCauU2XCBFM&list=PL2CF16A471C99C4E5&feature=player_detailpage

  31. Thank you for listening Any Questions ? ? ?

  32. CONTACT: katy.nevitt@thewba.co.uk 07538 330676 emma.kelly@thewba.co.uk 07538 330677

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