Apprenticeships

From Accountancy and Payroll Administration to Teaching Assistants and Early Years Education, Riverside Training connects students of all ages across Spalding, Cambridgeshire and Suffolk with employers to facilitate career changes and professional development. Riverside works in a variety of fields including adult care work, customer service and retail, education, business administration and management, to name a few. But why should you consider an apprenticeship as your next step? Here’s five reasons to get you started… B Earn While You Learn Many mature apprentices have families to support and that makes switching careers or going back to school feel risky. With an apprenticeship, you get fantastic training whilst still earning a wage. Many apprentices, once qualified, will also be offered employment by the company that they did their apprenticeship with. It’s a solid route for a new career path. C Hands-On Learning Unlike University, or sole classroom-based training, apprenticeships give you first-hand experience within the workplace and the opportunity to learn from a multitude of talented professionals in your field of choice. You develop quickly, learn new skills and get to put them into practice immediately. It’s a strong foundation for a long and prosperous career. D Boost Your Confidence Aside from the invaluable hands-on experience, apprenticeship can boost your confidence and people skills. If you’ve been out of the workplace for a while or embarking on a completely new career after the pandemic, a new environment can be daunting. Apprenticeships not only train you to become professionals in your field but promote teamwork and soft skills to help you succeed even quicker. E Learn Better By Doing If you struggle with coursework and learn better by doing on-the-job training, an apprenticeship allows you to demonstrate your skills and knowledge. The hands-on experience gives you material to write about in your coursework making any academics much easier. F Become Employable As an apprentice who’s eager to learn the expertise of others, you’ll often become an invaluable asset to the company you train with as you learn and embody their ethos and approach. As it’s easier to teach best practice to staff who have less poor practice hard-wired in, by picking the right apprenticeship you’re often find your apprenticeship turns into a full-time, fully-paid employment contract by the end of the course. They invest in you as much as you invest in them.