EARN WHILE YOU LEARN!

A guide to apprenticeships by:kabir

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 Key Benefits
• earn a salary (average wage £170 per week)
• get paid holidays
• get paid for attending college
• receive training and gain qualifications
• learn job-specific skills
• can progress to degree level

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 Who is Eligible?
• anyone above 16 years old
• lives in England
• eligible to work in England
• employed in a relevant job for at least 30
hours a week
• not in full time education
• does not already hold a Degree

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 Progression Routes
Levels of aprenticship
Name Level Length Equivalent
educational level
12 – 18 months 5 GCSE passes at grades A* to C
Intermediate 2 NVQ Level 2

18 – 48 months 2 A level passes

Advanced 3 NVQ Level 3
National Certificate/Diploma
Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Certificate of Higher Education (CertHE)
4 NVQ Level 4

Higher
Higher National Diploma (HND)
Diploma of Higher Education (DipHE)
5 Foundation Degree

24 months + Bachelor’s Degree with Honours (e.g. BA

Hons, BSc Hons)
6 Graduate Certificate/Diploma
Ordinary Degree (without Honours)
Degree
Master’s Degree
Postgraduate Certificate/Diploma
7 Master’s Degree (e.g. MA, MSc, MBA,
MPhil)
Integrated Master’s Degree (e.g. MEng)

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 Pay and Conditions
• paid at least the minimum wage rate for
apprentices (£3.30 per hour in 2017)
• paid to attend training - usually one day per week
• receive at least 20 days paid holiday per year, plus
bank holidays
• sick leave entitlement
• contract of employment
• entitled to the same benefits and conditions as
other employees
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 Summary
• over 200 types of career choice with over
1,200 job roles
• earn while you learn
• gain nationally recognised qualifications
• learn by doing, work at your own pace, unit by
unit
• minimum of 12 months

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