Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are the current Government’s flagship programme for entering the workforce in all sectors and apprentices learn on the job, building up knowledge and skills, gaining qualifications and earning money at the same time. There are different levels of the Apprenticeship available, but they all lead to a National Vocational Qualification (NVQs), Key Skill qualifications and a range of Technical Certificates which give the underpinning knowledge necessary to achieve the NVQ and allow for broader learning and development opportunities.

For specific information about Apprenticeships in your country, click England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales

England

SkillsActive have developed the following apprenticeships in the sector:

• Apprenticeship in Active Leisure and Learning provides opportunities for young people to develop a mix of practical and technical skills that will allow them to both develop at work and, where applicable, progress to higher education. Click here to find out more.
• Advanced Apprenticeships in Sporting Excellence (AASE) has been designed to meet the needs of young people (aged 16-18) ‘who have the realistic potential to achieve excellence in their sport and are seeking to perform at the highest level as their main career goal’. Click here to find out more.
• Young Apprenticeships provide an exciting opportunity for 14 to 16 year-olds to combine their academic studies with a blend of vocational qualifications and work placements. Click here to find out more.

For more general information on apprenticeships visit www.lsc.gov.uk or www.apprenticeships.gov.uk. 

To find your local training provider please email apprenticeships@skillsactive.com.

SkillsActive are involved in the London Apprenticeship Task Force, and have produced a delivery plan for "Increasing the number of high quality apprenticeships in Active Leisure and Learning employers across London Delivery Plan 2009-2012", click here to download it, while a presentation about this plan is available here.

Northern Ireland

ApprenticeshipsNI provide opportunities for individuals to develop a mix of practical and technical skills that will allow them to both develop at work and, where applicable, progress to higher education. They are available in a range of occupations. Please find the link to the framework for the Active Leasure and Learning Sector below:

• Northern Ireland Apprenticeships Framework version 5H

For more information, please visit: www.delni.gov.uk.

Scotland

The Modern Apprenticeship framework is only available at Level 3 in Scotland, contains Core Skills, and doesn’t contain a mandatory technical certificate element.

For the detailed framework for Modern Apprenticeships click here, or visit the modern apprenticeships website for more information.

Wales

The Apprenticeship framework in Wales is the same as in England, but is funded through the Welsh Assembly Government's Department for Children, Education, Lifelong Learning and Skills (DCELLS). The latest version of the Apprenticeship framework is 231 version 5J (September 2009). For more information on apprenticeships in Wales, please visit Careers Wales or DCELLS.