The Apprentice(ship)

The wheres, hows and whos...

Q. What is more important?

•Experience or Academics?

•What do you think an apprenticeship is?

•What is your parents’ opinion?

•Economy & job market is changing...

What is it?•work for a real employer,

•earn while you learn

•gain valuable workplace skills and experience

•work for at least 30 hours a week

•At least 12 months long

•4/5th time is in the workplace

I Gots ta get paiidThe minimum wage for apprentices is

£2.68 per hour, but many employers pay

more than this. The average gross weekly

wage for an apprentice is £200. This

is dependent on the sector, region and

Apprenticeship level.

3 Levels

•Intermediate Apprenticeship (16+, no Further Education)

•Advanced Apprenticeship

•Higher Apprenticeships (18+ A Levels etc) equivalent to degree level

What you can do apprenticeships in

Why do it?

•(85%) stay in employment

•(64%) stay with the same employer

•(32%) received a promotion within 12 months of finishing

•Qualified apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications (ie degrees)

Got a job already?

Problem solved! ...but v

competitive•Need to write a strong application that has EVIDENCE of why you are suitable

•They will definitely want to know about your ATTENDANCE and...

•What you have done OUTSIDE of your studies since leaving school

•This is REAL WORLD

Personal Statement & Application

•Deadline is 18th July - Kent Uni tutors coming to look at them

•To enrol to Yr13 on RESULTS DAY show completed UCAS or Apprenticeship application

•EVIDENCE - from now to then look at what you have & DON’T, use the summer to build your EVIDENCE

•Use the blog to help you construct your application, download the DONT DO IT DREAM IT guide

Where to start?

App-renticeship (Geddit?)

Where to Start?