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Apprencticeships
If you don't like the thought of returning to full-time education, but still would like to gain a qualification, why not consider an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeships are high quality, work-based training programmes for those who want to develop their prospects and career. If you decide to take up an Apprenticeship, you will:
- earn real wages
- gain new qualifications
- gain new knowledge and Key Skills
Apprenticeships are becoming more and more popular. Last year, there were more than 250,000 apprentices in England alone, training in over 200 different types of Apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships are open to anyone living in England and not taking part in full time education. Entry requirements are flexible because Apprenticeships aren't just based on academic achievement. Practical skills count and your interest in the area of work you've chosen. Employers value keenness to work and keenness to learn.
To get on an Apprenticeship, you'll have to show you're serious, committed, and aware of your responsibilities to both yourself and the company who would employ you. You also need to be happy to work as both part of a team and as an individual, and be able to use your own initiative.
Apprenticeships are available in the following areas:
- Accounting
- Administration
- Brickwork
- Care
- Carpentry
- Catering
- Electrical and Electronic
- Engineering
- Hairdressing
- Information Technology
- Motorsport
- Motor Vehicle
- Painting and Decorating
- Plastering
- Plumbing
For further details about each of the Apprenticeships on offer, click on the area that you are interested in.