IT PAYS TO LEARN If studying full-time is not for you, then work-based learning could be exactly what you are looking for. There are programmes to suit everyone! Work-based learning gives you the chance to gain experience in a real job, plus job-specific qualifications while earning money. Opportunities vary depending on the programme. The routes are: b Accountancy b Agricultural Mechanics b Business Administration b Construction b Engineering b Motor Vehicle b Team Leading b Management.
b Agriculture b Care b Childcare & Playwork b Customer Service b Hospitality & Catering b Retail b Vehicle Body Repair
Traineeships
Apply Online b www.nptcgroup.ac.uk
A traineeship is a training programme for 16 to 18-year-olds which focuses on giving you: b Employability skills b The opportunity to sample different job roles b Access to high quality work experience.
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What are the benefits of a traineeship engagement? b Weekly training allowance b Subsidised travel b Build vital experience with local and national employers b Opportunity to improve English and Maths skills b Build confidence b Improve your long-term prospects and earning potential. At the end of the traineeship you can: b Advance onto a Level 1 traineeship or apprenticeship b Advance to an academic course b Carry out voluntary work b Pursue an alternative career choice.
Why become an apprentice? b Earn while you learn - be paid a salary b Gain skills, knowledge, experience and face
new challenges b Gain a nationally recognised qualification b Excellent progression opportunities.
What types of apprenticeships are there? b There are three types of apprenticeships you can apply for depending on current skills and qualifications: b Foundation apprenticeship - Level 2 b Apprenticeship - Level 3 b Higher apprenticeship - Level 4+.
Apprenticeships
You will be on placement with an employer and possibly attend College for one day a week. You will be assessed in the workplace and helped to gather evidence for your portfolio. An apprenticeship is a work-based learning programme where you can earn a wage while you learn. If you live in Wales and are over 16 and not in full-time education, you can apply for an apprenticeship.
Degree Apprenticeships
NPTC Group of Colleges and Wrexham Glyndŵr University (WGU) have recently been awarded funding under the new Degree Apprenticeship Pilot Programme for Wales. Reflecting the skills needs of Wales, universities and other degree awarding institutions were asked to design a new suite of digital programmes to enable Welsh organisations to upskill their existing employees or recruit new talent in areas such as software engineering, cyber security and data science for the new digital degree apprenticeships framework.
Interested?
Please contact the team by emailing us:
pathwaystraining@nptcgroup.ac.uk
