It's also positive to note that this trend is apparently more common across the industry, with Avenade, Xerox and Computacenter extending their Graduate programme to school leavers, and Salesforce running an active
apprenticeship scheme in the UK, which we're very pleased to be taking part in.
The most effective Graduate Apprenticeship programmes happen when there is a four - way partnership; a Training Provider (Qube), a University (the University of Surrey has partnered with Qube), an employer who wants to use the Graduate
Apprenticeship scheme in place of their traditional graduate recruitment / training programmes (or wants to embark on the graduate route for the first time), and finally a Student who prefers the Graduate Apprenticeship route to the traditional University one.
Despite this, Labour Ministers have chosen to cut funding to
apprenticeship schemes in recent budgets, instead favouring less effective work experience schemes like Jobs Growth Wales.
Not exact matches
2) For
Apprenticeships the government is building on the success of the
Apprenticeship Grants for Employers (AGE)
scheme, by providing an extra # 85 million
in both 2014 - 15 and 2015 - 16 for over 100,000 grants to employers.
He said the government's youth contract
scheme, which provides
apprenticeships and work experience for unemployed young people, will cost taxpayers an extra # 457m
in 2014 - 15.
To give one example, the German
apprenticeship scheme has been changed just once
in 50 years — the contrast with the UK could not be sharper.
In all it is thought that 9000
apprenticeships will be created for phase one, as part of 27,000 people employed on the
scheme by the end of the decade.
In a series of promises reminiscent of Labour's stream of initiatives last week, the Tories are promising 50,000 annual work pairing placements, 100,000 additional
apprenticeships and training places per year, 50,000 additional training places at further education colleges and an expansion of the government's Young
Apprenticeship (YA)
scheme.
«The Welsh Labour Government need to stop wasting money on this ineffective
scheme and invest
in apprenticeships and training, which will actually give young people professional skills and help them get on
in life.
Director of the National
Apprenticeship Service Sue Husband is eager to encourage people to join
in the week's events to find out more about the
scheme.
To launch our
scheme, 10 of our staff have moved over to
apprenticeships in one of three qualifications, Teaching and Learning
in Schools, Level 2; Team Leading, Level 2; and Management, Level 3.
Her eagerness and determination secured her a place on Broadway Halls»
Apprenticeship scheme and she began working with the team
in August of 2012.
Tyrone Reid discusses his role
in the lighting department at the National Theatre, and provides an insight into the
apprenticeship schemes and work placements on offer at the NT.
The partnership will see a reading programme launched to support students who have Englishas an Additional Language, while Jaguar Land Rover will also hold events at the school to raise awareness of its programmes such as «Young Women
In The Know» and its Advanced
Apprenticeship scheme.
A minimum wage, set by the government, is available to anyone participating
in an
apprenticeship scheme.
Commenting on why BB Training Academy was awarded the title of
Apprenticeship Programme of the Year, the judges said: «What are particularly impressive are the pathways this
scheme offers all the way to level 6,
in an industry that has traditionally not operated at that level.
The study of 2,000 university graduates also revealed nearly half work
in a job where they could have reached the same level through a trainee or
apprenticeship scheme.
Due to new
Apprenticeship standards, there is an improvement
in skills, behaviour and knowledge levels within the
Apprenticeship schemes, as well as increased requirements for maths, English and ICT which
in turn, drive up the quality within the sector.
As National
Apprenticeship Week draws to a close, new figures have been released highlighting just how popular the
scheme has become
in recent years.
Jonathan Slater, the department's permanent secretary, speaking at a Public Accounts Committee this afternoon on schools finances, said it was important that teaching
apprenticeship schemes are
in place as soon as possible.
Amongst other things this will involve introducing a national retraining
scheme, changing the rules on what the
Apprenticeship Levy money can be used for and introducing a right to lifelong learning
in digital skills.
Ministers are anxious to continue boosting the number of teachers training
in schools, rather than through higher education institutions, but providers of school - based
schemes doubt whether an
apprenticeship scheme would be successful.
Combine this with the present recruitment and retention crisis of teachers, and this
apprenticeship scheme is merely a way of employing under qualified, under specialized people
in the role of «teacher» for a great deal less money.
Apprenticeships, which must last for at least one year and combine on - the - job training with college courses, already exist
in education, with
schemes for teaching assistants, business administration and other support staff widely available across England.
Yet many local school business managers felt attached to their local schools and were less willing to pursue
schemes such as the School Business Director
apprenticeship set to be launched
in September next year, he said.
Throughout the heritage of
Apprenticeships, businesses have adapted to social changes and legislative developments, seeing the quality and relevance of
schemes improve
in keeping with changing business landscapes.
Last month the Department for Business Innovation and Skills published guidance for its Trailblazer
apprenticeship in law
scheme, which will offer an alternative route into the profession for apprentices who will be able to qualify as chartered legal executives, solicitors or paralegals.
Addleshaw Goddard, which has a low cost hub
in Manchester, also provides its paralegals with
apprenticeship schemes, while other firms such as Mayer Brown and Withers are offering apprentices the chance to qualify as solicitors at their firms.
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has launched an
apprenticeship scheme for paralegals
in its Manchester office.
Bevan Brittan has taken graduate trainees for many years — but the
apprenticeship scheme is much newer, with this year's intake being the second cohort after a first intake of three apprentices
in September 2015.
Employers who pay into the levy
scheme should be given access to the Digital Apprentice Service
in February 2017 and they can then better plan how the new
apprenticeship scheme will work for them.
And while this shift
in attitude within the profession clearly isn't going to happen overnight, encouragingly we've already seen an increased appetite from law firms such as Addleshaw Goddard to set up their own
apprenticeship schemes.
It is clear that
in the long term, education, training and
apprenticeship schemes to up - skill employees is the best way of boosting productivity and the pool of «home - grown'talent.
Do some research into what's available to you, what
apprenticeship schemes are currently present within your area, what qualifications you'd like to achieve, and where you want to go
in your career, before moving forward.
In fact,
apprenticeships are fast - becoming acknowledged as one of the most effective pathways to career success — one reason the number of
schemes continues to rise.
The Apprentice Learner Survey found that only 4.5 % of those who completed their
apprenticeship scheme with a Level 4 vocational qualification
in 2013 became unemployed within just six months.
In addition to its graduate scheme, consultancy firm Mott MacDonald runs advanced and degree apprenticeships in a number of areas including civil engineering, transport planning, building services engineering and quantity surveyin
In addition to its graduate
scheme, consultancy firm Mott MacDonald runs advanced and degree
apprenticeships in a number of areas including civil engineering, transport planning, building services engineering and quantity surveyin
in a number of areas including civil engineering, transport planning, building services engineering and quantity surveying.
This is an industry
in which both graduate
schemes and higher - level
apprenticeships are less widely available than
in some other career areas such as finance or retail.
When you are researching
apprenticeships in hospitality and travel, check the level of qualifications on offer carefully and use our advice on questions to ask about school leaver programmes and
apprenticeships to find a
scheme at the right level for you.
In practice some jobs will involve doing more than one of these, and some graduate
schemes or
apprenticeships may give you the chance to try out different options to see what suits you.
We'll continue to invest
in your development, even after you've completed your
apprenticeship or trainee
scheme.
Delivering practical waste training courses and industry
apprenticeship training
schemes into the National Offender Management Service you must have experience working with
in waste management.
It sets out measures to develop the future talent pipeline, including graduate
schemes, digital
apprenticeships, degree
apprenticeships, initiatives to encourage more women to pursue careers
in tech, and the ambition for a code club
in every Leeds school.
Starting pay
in public service typically ranges from # 24,000 to # 30,000 for graduate
schemes and is between # 15,000 and # 23,000 for the small number of higher
apprenticeship programmes available.
If you're just starting out
in your career and want to make the most of your talent and ambition, we'll nurture both on one of our renowned
apprenticeship schemes.
Other
apprenticeship schemes with national organisations
in the public sector include the National Audit Office school leaver programme, which leads to qualification as a chartered accountant but does not include a degree.
Whether they are considering going to university, joining a sponsored degree programme or degree
apprenticeship with an employer, or taking another type of school leaver
scheme such as a higher
apprenticeship, TARGETcareers can help them take the next step
in their education or career.
The National Audit Office
apprenticeship scheme is another structured, salaried training
scheme open to school leavers interested
in a public service career.
So, I got the very cool role of being able to introduce new
schemes in buying, merchandising, IT, and also all of the industrial placement
schemes, and then also
apprenticeship schemes as well.
Law
apprenticeships exist
in the form of government - backed, employer - designed «trailblazer»
schemes, which cater for apprentices working towards three broad levels: legal administration / support, paralegal or solicitor.