Our Apprenticeship Programmes Education

Learning and Skills Mentor Level 4

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship is suitable for those who work in the role where training and development mentorship is paramount. Such job roles would include an academic mentor, learning mentor, occupational mentor, technical mentor, training mentor, tutor or vocational mentor.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual could progress to specialise in working with particular groups such as family liaison, supporting gifted and talented pupils, transition across all key stages, refugee and asylum seeker children and their families, or addressing behaviour-related issues. The individual could also develop their career by moving into a senior mentoring role.

Teaching Assistant Level 3

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship is appropriate for experienced members of the school workforce who directly support the teaching and learning of pupils or for schools to recruit new teaching assistants into the school setting.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual can develop their support and understanding of a child’s learning and development. They will become a good role model and be able to work alongside schoolteachers by assisting with assessment and to safeguard and promote the health, safety and welfare of children. An individual can progress onto Higher Level Teaching Assistant level 4 qualification or as a step towards becoming a teacher.

Early Years Practitioner Level 2

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship is suitable for individuals who work and interact directly with children under five on a day to day basis supporting the planning and delivery of play and educational activities in either a pre-school or nursery type setting.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual will develop their understanding of the importance of early years childhood development and can progress their career onto the Early Years Educator Level 3 qualification.

Also available

• Children, Young People and Families Practitioner Level 4

Early Years Educator Level 3

Roles suitable

This apprenticeship is suitable for individuals who have progressed within their early years career and now work supervising the planning and delivery of play and educational activities in either a pre-school or nursery type setting.

Benefits and progression

By undertaking this apprenticeship an individual will further develop their management skills as well as a more in depth understanding of the importance of early years childhood development and can progress their career onto the Early Years Lead Practitioner Level 5 qualification.

• Children, Young People and Families Manager Level 5