finding your own apprenticeship You don’t have to wait for your dream apprenticeship to be advertised, you can find your own apprenticeship by following our step-by-step guide.
1. RESEARCH Start by having a think about the type of apprenticeship you want to do and the type of environment you want to work in. Do you think you will enjoy working behind a desk or outdoors? Once you’ve thought about this it’s time to have a look for employers that might want to employ you as an apprentice. There are many ways that you can do this:
ONLINE
Directory sites such as yell.com have contact details of thousands of businesses in your local area.
ASK PEOPLE
Sometimes it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Does your aunty’s friend run a shop? Would they be willing to take you on as an apprentice? Or perhaps your uncle works at a large engineering company. You never know who you may be connected with until you ask.
take a look
The chances are you’ll know your local area pretty well and know of lots of local businesses. Have a look around and see which ones are busy and may need extra help.
NOTE IT DOWN
Once you’ve completed all of this research, make a list of all of the employers you can approach and their contact details.
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