skills & apprenticeships

Programme Futures College Connect Skills for Industry Training for Success Apprenticeships NI Higher Level Apprenticeships

Associated subject areas

• Personal and social development• Diversity and good relations• Citizenship• Health & Wellbeing• Outdoor activities• Residentials• Improved confidence and new skills• Level 2 OCN in Personal Success

and Wellbeing• Support to move into another course

or employment

• Hospitality• Personal and Social development• Employability Skills• Essential Skills

• Business Administration• Construction• Engineering /

Manufacturing• Health & Social Care• Hospitality• Retail• Personal and Social development• Employability Skills• Essential Skills

• Brickwork• Fabrication & Welding• Hairdressing• Joinery• Motor Vehicle• Plumbing• Personal and Social development• Employability Skills• Essential Skills

• Accountancy• IT Cyber Security• IT Cloud Application • Civil Engineering

Duration (approx)

6 month programme 26 week programme delivered over the academic year

26 week programme delivered over the academic year

104 week/156 weeks 2 Years Minimum 2 Years

Age (approx)

16 - 24 16 - 24 16 upwards 16 to 17, up to age 22/24 in certain circumstances

16-24 full funding25+ Half funding priority sectors

Minimum school leaving age (16 as of July 1st prior to the start date of the

programme

Qualifications at entry

None Required None Required None Required None Required Prior achievement at L2 preferable but not essential

According to Sector Skills/ Awarding Body

EMA / Wage Incentive payment of £8 per day of attendance. Benefits will not be affected.

Benefits should not be affected Benefits should not be affected £40 a week £3.70ph - the apprentice rate (Current, Oct 18), for apprentices under 19 or 19 and over and in the first year of their apprenticeship

Salary commensurate with the job role, as a minimum must adhere to Northern Ireland National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage Rates

Hours You need to be available for 3 days a week for 6 months

Starting at 3 days a week After an induction period, building to industry hours.

30 hours a week Aim = 2 days in college and 3 days work placement

Employed for at least 21 hours Aim = 4 days with employer and 1 day in college

Minimum 21 hours Aim = 4 days with employer and 1 day in college

Holidays Yes + bank holidays Yes + bank holidays Yes + bank holidays Yes + bank holidays Employer terms and conditions Employer terms and conditions

Student card Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Support person

Mentor Support Mentor Support Skills Support Coach Skills Support Coach Skills Support Coach Skills Support Coach

Additional information

• Childcare assistance available• Free travel• Payments will not affect benefits

including JSA• Personalised development plan

• Travel expenses may beavailable in certain circumstances

• Personalised development plan• Monthly reviews• Maths English, ICT support available

if required

• Travel assistance• Personalised development plan• Monthly reviews• Maths English, ICT support

if required

• Travel paid• Childcare and lodgings

assistance available• Personalised Training plan• Monthly reviews• Maths English, ICT support if

required

• Personalised Training plan• Monthly reviews• Maths, English, ICT support

if required

• Personalised Training planMonthly reviews

Contact information

02890 265212 futures@belfastmet.ac.uk

Access to Belfast Met facilities including library, careers service, health & wellbeing centre and students union.

• Alarms• Brickwork• Business Admin• Contact Centre• Operations• Civil Engineering• Customer Service• Electrotechnical• Food & Beverage

Services• Fabrication and

Welding• Financial Services• Hairdressing• IT Infrastructure

• IT SoftwareDevelopment

• Joinery• Motor vehicle• Management &

Team Leading• Mechanical

Manufacture• Printing• Plumbing• Professional

Cookery• Retail Skills• Sales and

telesales

For addtional information speak to an adviser on email apprenticeships@belfastmet.ac.uk, call 028 9026 5219 or visit www.belfastmet.ac.uk/apprenticeships

*This project is part funded through the Northern Ireland European Social Fund Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for the Economy.

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