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Young Apprenticeships
What are they?
Launched with 1,000 participants in September 2004, the Young Apprenticeship programme enables pupils at Key Stage 4 to take vocational qualifications in industry sectors from engineering to health and social care. A further 2,000 14 year olds began training under the scheme in September 2005 and the numbers continue to rise
Young Apprenticeships are provided through partnerships between schools, colleges, training providers and employers. The LSC funds the provision for each student for the duration of their Apprenticeship with a contribution from schools
A Young Apprenticeship is aimed at 14 year olds; they may then choose to go on to a post-16 Apprenticeship or another route in education, training or employment
What do they mean for me and my school?
Pupils undertaking Young Apprenticeships benefit from spending up to two days a week in the workplace with an employer, training provider or college. This is on top of subjects in the core national curriculum, which are protected so that pupils still have access to a balanced curriculum and a broad set of options
The Young Apprenticeship programme will see pupils gaining industry-specific qualifications (such as NVQs) at Level 2. This gives them a platform from which they can progress to post–16 Apprenticeships, if they wish. Post–16 Apprenticeships are increasingly popular with school-leavers, with the number of participants standing at a record 255,000
Upon completion of a Young Apprenticeship programme your child receives a nationally recognised completion certificate. If they felt the vocational style of learning was right for them, they may choose a full time apprenticeship post 16. Their experiences and qualifications may help them to achieve this early, or they can still follow the traditional academic route into A levels and beyond. After taking any of these options students can still progress into higher education, perhaps following a course that builds on their industry specific skills. The idea is for the student to keep their options open at age 16
In Kirklees for 2008 our Young Apprenticeship courses offered are listed here: Kirklees Collegiates Courses
Source: LSC site and Kirklees Collegiates
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