CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLES WORKFORCE APPRENTICESHIP

LEVEL This apprenticeship Standard is set at level Two.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Be employed in a setting where you have the opportunity to work with children and/or young people aged 0-19 years. Normally within an early years setting, care worker, youth support or community worker (with supervision). Hold GCSE Maths, English and ICT Grade E/2 or above (or equivalent in functional skills) OR be prepared to work towards Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths, English and ICT.

DURATION The minimum duration for this apprenticeship is 18-24 months.

START DATES Monthly throughout the year.

LOCATION Bracknell and Wokingham College

OVERVIEW

The qualification is a generic qualification for the Children and Young People’s Workforce and confirms competence under supervision in these areas. This also serves as a progression pathway to the required qualification at level 3 and above for registration and regulatory requirements in the sector. CURRICULUM DELIVERY

The delivery of the course is flexible to meet both the learner and employer needs. Your apprentice should attend college one day a week, during term time, for the first year of their apprenticeship. Each session will be 3-4 hours in duration, to cover the knowledge, skills and behaviours as required by the apprenticeship standard. Your apprentice will meet with their Activate Learning (Bracknell and Wokingham) Assessor on a minimum of a 3 monthly basis to review progress. At these reviews, evidence will be discussed and recorded by all three parties (the apprentice, the assessor/tutor and the employer having input). Where attendance at college is not applicable, then learners will have a minimum of 4-6 weekly contact with their assessor for the duration of the qualification with the 3 monthly reviews as standard.

It is essential that employers also ensure that apprentices are being mentored whilst in the workplace to ensure a satisfactory level of competence and knowledge is achieved.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS

To complete the apprenticeship the employee must pass level 2 English, maths and ICT (or have the appropriate exemption certificate). Classes will be provided on the same day as the child care course delivery or negotiated with the employer to suit the service requirements.A

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20% OFF-THE-JOB TRAINING

Since the introduction of new style apprenticeships in May 2017, it’s been a requirement that every apprentice spends at least 20% of their time on off-the-job training. The required 20% off-the-job training hours will be calculated via the apprentices contracted hours of work, holiday entitlement and length of programme and will be clearly specified in our commitment statement.

This requirement doesn’t have to be a daunting prospect – and doesn’t even mean the apprentice has to be away from their workplace 20% of the time.

END POINT ASSESSMENT

At this moment in time there is no end point assessment for this qualification, however once this is implemented the following will apply.

To achieve this apprenticeship standard, the employer, training provider and apprentice will agree when the apprentice has developed all the knowledge, skills and behaviours defined in the apprenticeship standard and clearly evidenced by the on-programme progression review meetings and records.

The independent end assessment ensures that all apprentices consistently achieve the industry set professional standard and can commence at any point once the apprentice is competent after the twelve-month minimum period of learning and development. Prior to independent end assessment, the functional skills English, ICT and maths components of the apprenticeship must be successfully completed this may include other proof of attainment as required under the new standards.

INDEPENDENT END POINT ASSESSMENT ORGANISATIONS

Approved assessment organisations are registered on the ESFA Register of apprenticeship assessment organisations. Assessment organisations are responsible for ensuring assessments are conducted fairly and that assessments are valid, reliable and consistent. To access the list and find an assessment organisation visit:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/using-the-register-of-apprentice-assessment-organisations.

The employer will approve and appoint the assessment organisation to undertake the independent end assessment of the apprentice.

PROGRESSION

Progression from this apprenticeship is expected to be onto the level 3 qualification in the sector specific area Early Years, Residential child care or working with children and young people in other aspects of community work.

APPRENTICE WAGES

Every apprentice must be paid a lawful wage for the time they are in work and in off the-job training. The employer must meet the cost of the apprentice’s wages. An employer can only pay the apprenticeship minimum wage from the start of the apprenticeship programme and not before. You can find information on the national minimum wage, the apprenticeship rate, and the definition of an employee on GOV.UK.

For more information please contact us:

Marion McGuire (Course Lead): marion.mcguire@activatelearning.ac.uk or 01344 766662

Sarah Bradshaw (Business Development): sarah.bradshaw@activatelearning.ac.uk or 01344 766432

Julie Rossington (Business Development): julie.rossington@activateapprenticeships.co.uk or

07973964166