Teachers & Careers Advisers Guide to Apprenticeships, School Leaver Programmes & Sponsored Degrees by AllAboutGroup

TEACHERS & CAREERS ADVISERS guide to APPRENTICESHIPS, SCHOOL LEAVER PROGRAMMES & SPONSORED DEGREES

Sponsored degrees…

Student sponsorship…

Other universities provide degrees that are sponsored and devised in partnership with a consortium of employers and/or professional associations. These are more common in industries like engineering and accountancy. For these sponsored degrees, students might be sponsored wholly or partially (e.g. £1,000 for each year) and might complete an industrial placement or a summer placement with one employer that is part of the consortium.

Some companies will offer sponsorship either to a small number of students on a degree course in the form of a scholarship or they will sponsor a promising student irrespective of their degree course and university. Students have also been known to approach companies before they attend university in the hope of some form of sponsorship.

Alternatively, a degree might be devised with and sponsored by a single employer (sometimes in tandem with a professional association). For these degrees, the employer involvement is likely to be more comprehensive. For example, students on a sponsored scheme might receive a bursary and have a year-long placement and two summer placements with the employer. Depending on academic and placement performance, they might also be offered a spot on the graduate scheme or a job with the company upon graduation. Students on these types of degree aren’t permanent employees and won’t earn a salary, apart from during their placement year or summer internship. However, it’s an excellent way of guaranteeing great work experience as part of your degree and will help young people tackle the cost of a university education.

This is probably the most informal sponsorship programme of them all. The employer might cover a student’s fees for part of their university education or give a oneoff token amount to the student. In return, students might take up a summer placement with the company, work with them after university, or they might actually have no particular obligation towards working for the company at all. Alternatively, some companies will sponsor students who stand out during their internships or placements with them, offering to cover their last year or two years at university and giving them a place on the graduate scheme, or fast-tracking their application to the interview stage.

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Salary Apprenticeship wages

The National Minimum Wage for Apprentices is £3.30 an hour. This minimum wage applies to all 16 to 18-year-old apprentices and those aged 19 and over in the first year of their apprenticeship.

After the first year of the apprenticeship, apprentices aged 19 and over must be paid the full National Minimum Wage for their age group. It’s not uncommon, however, for apprentices to earn between £150 and £260 per week, as many employers pay apprentices more than the minimum wage. The amount an apprentice is paid will depend on the level of skill they possess and the industry they choose to enter. For example, some starting salaries for large engineering schemes are between £16,000 and £22,000. It’s also worth remembering that apprentices under the age of 19, and those on an accredited framework, will have their training costs covered by the government. Apprentices who are only paid the National Minimum Wage for Apprentices may also be eligible to receive benefits from the government as well.

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School leaver programme salaries

One of the reasons why school leaver programmes are an attractive alternative to university is the fact that school leavers won’t have to pay expensive tuition fees. Better still, young people employed as part of a prestigious school leaver programme are often paid a higher wage than apprentices working with smaller

What kind of salaries are available to school and college leavers? Understandably, different companies pay school leavers differing amounts. Many large companies, such as major accounting firms, choose not to reveal how much they pay their school leavers on their websites; they simply state that they offer a ‘competitive’ salary. Based on how competitive the school leaver job market is becoming, and salary information released by other companies that run similar programmes, it’s safe to assume that the most powerful companies in the finance and business sector will pay their school leavers a starting annual salary of around £20,000 or more. This can vary, however, based on location. Indeed, school leavers based in London are likely to be paid more because of higher living costs. If a school leaver fancies a job in public sector finance, they could join the National Audit Office’s school leaver

local businesses.

programme, where you’ll earn £22,274 per annum. If engineering is more up their street, they could sign up to one of National Grid’s school leaver programmes, where

No framework, different rules

they’ll earn £23,500.

Since the vast majority of school leaver programmes don’t fit into an accredited apprenticeship framework, and participants in these kind of training schemes are not employed on a ‘Contract of Apprenticeship’, companies do not have to comply with the National Minimum Wage for Apprentices (£3.30 an hour). Instead, they must pay their school leavers the full National Minimum Wage appropriate to their age, which is £3.87 for under 18-year-olds, £5.30 for 18- to 20year-olds and £6.70 for people aged 21 and over. Fortunately, the majority of companies that run school leaver programmes recognise that they need to attract candidates with impressive salary and benefits packages. Consequently, the vast majority of employers offer their school leavers salaries above and beyond the National Minimum Wage.

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The advantages & disadvantages of choosing to do an apprenticeship Apprenticeships are the most popular route straight into the world of work for school and college leavers. But are they the best option? Here are some pros and cons for your students to consider…

Advantages of apprenticeships

Apprenticeships help develop school leavers’ experience in the working world and show employers that they can ‘hit the ground running’. Hands-on training gives them an excellent chance to put their skills into practice.

2 Apprentices earn a salary and, in

most cases, their training and learning is subsidised by their employer or the government. That means no tuition fees and, hopefully, no debt.

Choice. There are over 200 different types of apprenticeships. So whether they want a career in business, media, marketing, engineering or construction, there’s something for everyone.

Young people can even gain higher qualifications through apprenticeships, such as HNCs, HNDs, foundation degrees or undergraduate degrees.

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Disadvantages of apprenticeships

An apprentice’s starting salary might be much lower than that of a graduate. The minimum wage for apprentices is only £3.30 an hour. However, that is the rock bottom rate; many apprentices earn more than this. Industries like finance and accountancy, for instance, tend to pay more.

2 Not all careers have an apprenticeship route. An undergraduate degree will be an essential requirement for certain careers, particularly in areas such as medicine and science.

If a student does want to gain a higher qualification through an apprenticeship then it could take much longer, and the range of courses they’ll be able to study may be more limited than if they applied with A-levels.

Students may find that they’ll miss out on the added benefits of staying in full-time education and the depth of learning that a degree offers.

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The advantages & disadvantages of choosing to do a sponsored degree Sponsored degrees offer a fantastic mix of subsidised university education and the chance to gain in-depth work experience with an industry leader. But are they the best option?

Advantages of sponsored degrees

Sponsored degrees can help students (and their families) dramatically reduce the cost of university. Students on sponsored degrees may receive bursaries or scholarships to help fund their tuition, and some people will have all of their tuition fees paid for them. This means students can almost entirely avoid student debts. Furthermore, as students on sponsored degrees are often also regarded as employees of the company, they can also earn an annual salary.

2 Access to structured work experience.

Students on sponsored degrees are often given the opportunity to work for the company during university holidays, do an industrial placement, or work full time and study for the degree part time. That means they can acquire some really valuable work experience as part of the programme.

Sponsored degree programmes attached to a single employer might offer a guaranteed job on graduation, or a place in a graduate scheme subject to performance. Adieu, graduate unemployment!

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Disadvantages of sponsored degrees

Limited choice. Sponsored degree programmes are only available for a small number of degree subjects and are only offered by a small number of employers. Students should really have a genuine interest in the degree, the company and the industry behind the degree before committing to this option. After all, it’s unlikely that they’ll be studying a ‘traditional’ subject, like maths, English or medicine. What’s more, most sponsored degrees can only be done at specific universities, so students will have a narrow choice of universities to pick from.

Depending on the programme, students may have to enter into a contract with an employer. In return for the student’s tuition fee sponsorship, they may be expected to spend their university holidays working for the company. Some degrees also come with the condition that the students must spend three years after university working for the employer. Some students see this as a perk; others value more flexibility and freedom.

2 Students might not get the full ‘university experience’, both from a socialising and studying perspective. After all, some programmes require their trainees to only attend university on a part-time or distance learning basis.

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How to find an apprenticeship, school leaver programme or sponsored degree If a student has decided that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to do an apprenticeship, school leaver programme or sponsored degree, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fantastic! But where can they find these vacancies? School & college leaver job boards

Sector Skills Councils & professional associations

The job board on AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk is a great place to start. Here school and college students can find apprenticeships, school leaver programmes and sponsored degrees with some of the UKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s top companies.

If the student knows what sector they want to enter, they could try getting in contact with Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) and professional associations to find out about the different programmes available in those specific industries.

They can also browse through a list of school and college leaver employers on the website, and read their employer profiles to find out more about the organisations offering these opportunities. The National Apprenticeship Service also lists a large number of apprenticeship vacancies.

Job centres

Students should be encouraged to attend careers fairs in the local area. These are a great way to find out about the different types of opportunities available to school and college leavers, and the companies that offer them.

Social media

Local job centres will often have details of apprenticeship vacancies in the local area or will have listings of local companies that are willing to take on apprentices. Alternatively, students could get in touch with the local council for information about possible opportunities.

Careers events

Many school and college leaver employers now have Facebook pages and Twitter profiles. Liking or following these can be a really useful way for school and college students to find out about the latest opportunities, events and application deadlines.

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Search engines

Speculative applications

Students might simply want to search on the internet for larger companies that offer school leaver programmes, apprenticeships or sponsored degrees. A student’s first port of call should be the ‘Careers’ section of the company’s website to see if they currently offer a programme for school and college leavers.

Many job opportunities for school and college leavers aren’t advertised, but there is another weapon in the school leaver’s arsenal: the speculative application. If there’s a company that they really want to work for, or one they know of that has taken on apprentices in the past, they can always submit a speculative application.

The safest bet is to try the employers with established graduate schemes, as they are often more likely to have a school leaver programme or apprenticeship scheme.

This will involve giving the company a call to find out the name and contact details of the person who handles recruitment for the company. The student should then submit a speculative cover letter and their CV (usually via email), enquiring about possible vacancies. A couple of weeks later they can follow up their email with a call to check that it has been received. A speculative application may be a longshot, but it’s always worth a punt. After all, if you don’t ask, you don’t get.

Insight days Insight days can be really useful for your students when considering their school leaver options. The days are held by a number of professional services firms, as well as some engineering firms or technology firms, giving young people the chance to visit a company’s workplace, spend time with its employees, ask questions, and get a taste

of what it would be like to work there. They also provide an opportunity to find out more about what a company does and the types of roles available to school leavers. Insight events count as work experience and demonstrate a young person has been making efforts to learn more about an industry, so they’re great for building up your students’ CVs too!

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Apprenticeship training explained Each and every apprenticeship combines on-the-job training with formal classroom-based learning. Here’s a quick insight into the anatomy of an apprenticeship and the training involved… What qualifications can an apprentice gain? The qualifications an apprentice can acquire will vary from apprenticeship to apprenticeship. However, all apprenticeships aim to provide young people with a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ), a Higher National Certificate (HNC) or another equivalent qualification. On completion of an apprenticeship, the apprentice will also be the proud owner of a Key Skills qualification and a technical certificate too.

Tell me more… An apprenticeship is a structured training programme

and is required to include the following elements: a knowledge-based element, a competence-based element, transferable or ‘key skills’, and a module on employment rights and responsibilities. The whole point of an apprenticeship is that an apprentice will get to experience life beyond college and experience real work situations. On-the-job, they’ll pick up relevant technical skills, gain an understanding of the industry, and acquire the competences needed to perform their duties to the required standard. All apprenticeships aim to give apprentices a basic set of ‘key skills’ too, such as communication, numeracy, problem solving and teamwork.

How long will apprenticeship training last? Apprenticeship training can last between one and four years. Most of the training will be on-the-job, so apprentices will be working at least 30 hours a week for their employer. They’ll spend the rest of their training at a local college or training provider. The training time will be split between the employer and the training provider. Apprentices might spend two days a week at college and three days in the office or workshop. Alternatively, they might only go to college once a fortnight (or maybe even less). Some employers use a ‘block training’ approach, concentrating the required off-the-job training into weekly or fortnightly slots across the year.

How much does apprenticeship training cost? If an apprentice is under 24, their apprenticeship training will be funded by the government. That means no tuition fees and no debt. On top of that, they’ll be paid by the employer. The current minimum wage for apprentices is £3.30 an hour; however, most employers tend to pay more than the minimum apprenticeship wage.

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School leaver programme training explained If a school or college leaver is accepted onto a school leaver programme, they will receive worldclass training, which will equip them with the skills to really thrive in their career. But what kind of training will they actually receive? Induction period… Most companies won’t drop trainees straight in at the deep end. It’s likely that their life on a school leaver programme will begin with an induction period. This will essentially give trainees a comprehensive introduction to the company, their new role and what they can expect over the next few years. This will also be an opportunity for the school or college leaver to spend some time with other trainees and get to know their line managers.

On-the-job… A large proportion of training is done on-the-job under senior staff member supervision; arguably the most vital aspect. After all, the best way to learn about a job is by actually doing it.

As part of their on-thejob training, trainees may complete a set of rotations, where they’ll work in one department for six months, then another department for the next six months, and so on. This is a great way of gaining experience in different areas of the business, developing a variety of skills, and figuring out which area of the business they would like to specialise in once they’ve completed the programme.

Studying... As part of a school leaver programme, trainees will work towards a professional qualification, a foundation degree or an undergraduate degree. This part of the training is likely to involve attending lectures and workshops, completing assignments and sitting exams.

They may spend one day at college and four days working for the company, or be sent to a training centre on block release. As part of some school leaver programmes, trainees may attend university for a year, before returning to work full time for the company and finishing their qualification through distance learning.

In-house training sessions... Finally, it’s likely that trainees will also be required to take part in in-house training sessions and skills workshops, organised by the company and held in their offices on a regular basis. These sessions will give trainees the chance to find out more about the business, keep up-to-date with industry developments, and learn about the latest business processes and computer systems that they will use in their role.

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Department for Education statutory guidance: careers As of September 2012, Section 29 of the Education Act 2011 placed schools “under a duty to secure access to independent careers guidance for their pupils”. Please see below for a summary of the statutory guidance issued by the Department for Education (DfE):

Careers guidance secured under the new duty must: • be presented in an impartial manner; • include information on the full range of post-16 education or training options, including apprenticeships; • promote the best interests of the pupils to whom it is given.

2 Schools will be expected to work in

partnership with external and expert careers guidance providers, as appropriate, to ensure pupils get good advice on the full range of post16 options.

Schools should meet the costs of provision from their overall budgets, including the pupil premium.

4 This guidance is for: •

Headteachers, school staff and governing bodies in all community, foundation or voluntary schools and community or foundation special schools (other than one established in a special school) that provide secondary education;

• local authorities that maintain pupil referral units; • academies and free schools, who will be subject to the same requirements through their funding agreements.

5 Schools have a role to play in supporting

their pupils to make well-informed and realistic decisions by providing access to impartial and independent information and guidance about the range of education and training options that are most likely to help young people achieve their ambitions.

The activities may take place on an individual or group basis and may be face-to-face or remote, including web-based services.

Careers guidance activities may include careers information provision, assessment and self-assessment tools, careers education programmes and work search programmes.

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How we can help

How can we help? 1

MyCareerSpringboard.org shows no bias or favouritism towards a particular education or career option. As an independent organisation, we are completely impartial and provide in-depth information and advice across 24 industry sectors. MyCareerSpringboard.org is for everyone. It is not an elitist website. We have tons of information for people who want to take the traditional university route, but we also provide guidance for people considering apprenticeships, school leaver programmes and further education options.

2 We’re experts when it comes to careers

information. We run four other successful careers advice websites: AllAboutCareers.com, AllAboutLaw.co.uk, AllAboutSchoolLeavers. co.uk and AllAboutFinanceCareers.com. The information we provide is topical, relevant and accurate. We work with an advisory board of expert careers advisers who help us to maintain the quality of our careers information across our different websites. We also hold regular editorial board meetings with representatives from different industries; most of whom are recruiters for apprenticeships, graduate schemes, school leaver programmes and sponsored degrees.

3 MyCareerSpringboard.org is

completely free. Consequently, using MyCareerSpringboard.org will have zero impact on your school’s overall budget.

MyCareerSpringboard.org is an incredibly flexible tool, and can be used by all kinds of educational institutions, from schools, colleges, academies and free schools to voluntary schools, foundation special schools and pupil referral units.

5 At MyCareerSpringboard.org, we are

dedicated to showing students the big picture, so they can make well-informed and realistic career decisions. The careers information we provide is detailed, informative and refreshingly honest. Once students have completed the Springboard Career Test, we don’t simply give them a few paragraphs to read and send them on their way. Using our Springboard Career Exploration Tool, students can find out about different career paths, get the lowdown on different occupations, and watch tons of career videos.

MyCareerSpringboard.org can be used on an individual or group basis. Teachers can use our Lesson Plans alongside MyCareerSpringboard.org to deliver effective careers guidance sessions in the classroom with groups of students. Alternatively, students can use our Student Instructions handouts alongside MyCareerSpringboard.org at home or during free periods. The fact that MyCareerSpringboard.org is a web-based service means that it can be used anytime, anywhere (as long as there is an internet connection).

MyCareerSpringboard.org is a multidimensional careers guidance platform, which includes self-assessment tools, career exploration tools, career planning tools, in-depth careers information and engaging multimedia content. Students can also actively search for work experience and job opportunities using our other free careers guidance websites.

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Lesson plan — our career test COMPLETE THE CAREER TEST // LESSON PLAN NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2016

TIME NEEDED

50 MIN

Introduction (10 min) 1. Quick Q&A – Start by asking your students if they know what they want to do with their career. It’s likely that some students will have a few ideas and the rest of the class won’t have a clue. 2. Explain the importance of thinking about your career options before you leave school, especially before starting an apprenticeship or joining a school leaver programme.

LESSON OBJECTIVE… 3. Introduce MyCareerSpringboard.org Introduce students to the Career Test on MyCareerSpringboard.org, which is designed to help them understand which industries are a good match for their

Career Test works. 4. For more information on how the Career Test works, click here.

personality, skills and interests.

Registration (5 min) REQUIREMENTS / RESOURCES...

1. Ask students to go to www.mycareerspringboard.org

Students work individually in this lesson. Each student will need their own computer with internet access. The teacher will need their own computer with internet access.

2. Instruct students to enter their name and email address, and click the ‘Go’ button. 3. Give students a few minutes to follow the onscreen instructions and complete the registration process.

Students will need an email address in order to register. Students will need a pen to note down their

4. Instruct students to make a note of their login details, i.e. their email address and password for future lessons.

Discussion point... OPTIONAL RESOURCES... A projector connected to the teacher’s computer, so students can be guided through the registration,

Explain the advantages of MyCareerSpringboard being on the internet, i.e. if they have an internet connection, students can login to the website at home whenever they want.

career test and results page step-by-step.

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COMPLETE THE CAREER TEST // LESSON PLAN NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2016

Complete the career test (25 min) 1. Once the students have completed the registration process, the

DISCUSSION POINTS... a career that is a good match for your personality, skills and interests.

test will begin automatically. 2. Instruct the students to read each question carefully before choosing one answer and clicking ‘Next’.

Give examples of skills, interests and personality traits

3. Students can go back if they make a mistake.

suitability for a certain career.

4. The test should take between 15 and 25 minutes for each student, depending on individual ability.

DISCUSSION POINTS...

Results (10 min)

Explain the importance of being recommended

1. Once the students have completed the Career Test, they will land on the Results page, where they will be shown how each industry

occupation.

matches up to their personality, skills and interests.

Explain the importance of exploring each sector in more detail, which is something students will do in the Career Exploration lesson.

2. Instruct the students to read the sector overviews of the industries that interest them the most. 3. Students must then choose the sectors that they want to explore in more detail. 4. They must select at least one, and a

5. Once they have chosen their sectors, instruct them to click on the ‘Go’ button. 5. Students will land on the Career Exploration page. At this point, ask them to close their web browser. HOMEWORK (15 MIN) Instruct students to think about their personality traits, skills and interests. Ask them to write they have chosen are a good match for them.

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Lesson plan — exploration tool CAREER EXPLORATION // LESSON PLAN NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2016

TIME NEEDED

50 MIN

Introduction (10 min) 1. Explain the importance of exploring your career options in more detail. how the Career Exploration tool works.

3. Collect students’ homework from the previous lesson. LESSON OBJECTIVE… To help students explore the industries which match their personality, skills and interests in more detail.

Login (5 min) 1. Ask your students to go to www.mycareerspringboard.org 2. Instruct students to click the ‘Student Login’ button.

REQUIREMENTS / RESOURCES... Students work individually in this lesson. Each student will need their own computer

3. Give students a minute to follow the onscreen instructions and login to MyCareerSpringboard.org 4. Students will automatically be redirected to the Career Exploration page. If they are not, and are still on the Results page,

with internet access. The teacher will need their own computer with internet access.

instruct them to choose the sectors they want to explore and click the ‘Go’ button.

Students will need their login details from the previous lesson.

Explore sectors (35 min) 1. Once the students have logged in and are on the Career OPTIONAL RESOURCES...

Exploration page, they will see the sectors they selected in the previous lesson.

A projector connected to the teacher’s computer, so students can be guided through the login and career exploration page step-by-step.

Headphones for students, which can be hooked

2. Explain the structure of the Career Exploration tool and the types of information they can access, i.e. Overviews, Career Paths, Occupations and Videos.

up to the computer when they are watching career videos.

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CAREER EXPLORATION // LESSON PLAN NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK 2016

3. Allow students the freedom to explore each sector they have chosen in greater detail. They can read sector overviews, DISCUSSION POINTS...

and watch videos; all of which are

Explain the importance of using this

to the sectors they have

chosen to explore.

information as a point from which to take the next step in your career, e.g. searching for school leaver programmes and apprenticeships.

to the ones they

4. If students

have already selected, they can simply click on the name of the sector in the menu at the bottom of the page.

Explain the importance of keeping up-to-date with the latest industry developments, careers advice and job opportunities.

5. Once students have

the

sectors, and click on

i the ‘Finished? Click here’ button.

6. Students will land on the homepage of AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk

Homework (20 min) •

Instruct students to write down the

career paths and

occupations that they are most interested in. Ask them to explain their choices.

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Interesting facts According to a survey of over 10,000 school and college students conducted by AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk

39% 22% 45% OF SCHOOL & COLLEGE STUDENTS

OF SCHOOL & COLLEGE STUDENTS

considering doing an apprenticeship don’t actually know the difference between Intermediate, Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships.

who are considering going to university are also considering at least one of the following ‘alternative’ options: apprenticeship, school leaver programme, sponsored degree, further education college or ‘get a job’.

feel under pressure to go to university.

26%

28%

According to OF SCHOOL & OF TEACHERS & a survey of 780 COLLEGE STUDENTS CAREERS ADVISERS would like to do a social media to find teachers and careers use sponsored degree. careers information. advisers conducted by AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk

69% 81% 99% OF TEACHERS & CAREERS ADVISERS

OF TEACHERS & CAREERS ADVISERS

use online careers tools like MyCareerSpringboard.org to provide careers information, advice and guidance.

agree that they would benefit from more information on the various alternatives to university.

want to hear from employers offering apprenticeships, school leaver programmes and sponsored degrees.

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Useful resources AllAboutSchoolLeavers.co.uk

www.allaboutschoolleavers.co.uk Showcases the nation’s top apprenticeships, sponsored degrees and school leaver programmes. The website also has plenty of advice on choosing a scheme, and applying for school and college leaver opportunities.

For printable posters, useful fact sh eets and industry guide s, head over to the ‘Teache rs’ section of MyCareerSprin gboard.org

Apprenticeship Framework Library

www.afo.sscalliance.org National Apprenticeship Service

www.apprenticeships.org.uk Supports, funds and co-ordinates the delivery of apprenticeships throughout England. Young people and adults are able to search for and apply to apprenticeship vacancies online through their apprenticeship vacancies system.

A database of all the current and proposed apprenticeship frameworks available in England and Wales.

TES Growing Ambitions

www.growingambitions.tes.co.uk

MyCareerSpringboard.org

Plenty of apprenticeship case studies, guides, worksheets and other careers resources.

www.mycareerspringboard.org A free careers guidance tool for school and college students that helps them find career paths which match their personality, skills and interests. Downloadable lesson plans and industry guides help teachers to deliver careers information.

Sector Skill Councils

www.sscalliance.org Represents Sector Skills Councils (SSCs) in the UK. Has a useful directory of SSCs, from which information about the apprenticeships available in each industry sector can be found.

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63% of students will ask their subject teachers for careers advice.

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