Apprenticeship is a combination of practical training in work and study towards a related qualification.
As an apprentice, you will be employed, earn a salary and work alongside experienced staff, gain job-specific skills while studying towards the selected related qualification. Apprenticeships take 1 to 4 years to complete depending on their level.
Regardless, whether you are just leaving school, or have been working for years, or are seeking to start a new career, you can qualify for the apprenticeship. You can apply for an apprenticeship while you’re still at school.
To become an apprentice, you’ll need to be:
As an apprentice, you will need to be employed for at least 30 hours per week in a job role directly related to your chosen apprenticeship. The minimum salary is £2.80 per hour. Many apprentices, however, earn significantly more.
Our Apprenticeships Framework is designed to offer a structured programme that takes you through the skills you need to do a job competently.
Our Apprenticeships Framework is designed to offer a structured programme that takes you through the skills you need to do a job competently. Your apprentice framework will be made up of learning elements comprising a practical qualification, for instance, National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) as well as essential maths, English and ICT skills (Information Communication Technology Skills), and the work elements of an apprenticeship.
You will be assigned a specialist Trainer Assessor who will work with you closely. Your Trainer Assessor will follow up your progress and set targets to make sure that you are aware of your progress and what you need to do next to succeed in your training. The Trainer Assessor will also work with very closely with your employer to ensure that you have access to the maximum support to progress in your apprenticeship programme.
As an employee, you will be in work for most of your time as most training takes place on the job. The rest of your learning will be held at the London School of Global Education. The amount of time you will need to attend the College may vary from a chosen apprenticeship programme. It could be anything between one day every other fortnight to one or two days per week.
- 16 or over
- living in England
- not in full-time education
Entry requirements may vary from apprenticeship to apprenticeship, depending on the industry sector and an apprenticeship you are interested in.
You may be entitled to the apprentice rate if you’re either aged under 19 or aged 19 or over and in the first year of your apprenticeship
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Apprentices can be new or current employees.
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