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KEEP IN TOUCH:
UNDERSTANDING
PATHWAYS
Specialist College Apprenticeships
Some students attend specialist colleges. If your son / daughter chooses to take the
These are colleges usually outside of the apprenticeship option, they will work and
local area and may mean moving away earn money at the same time as they are
from home. Specialist colleges offer a range learning and gaining a formal qualification.
of courses, including courses for young An apprenticeship combines hands-on
people with disabilities or learning difficulties.
training in the workplace with off-the-
To find out more about specialist job training at a local college or training
colleges, click here. provider. They must be over 16, living in
England and have finished school to be
T Levels able to start an apprenticeship. There are
different levels of apprenticeships and the
T Levels are new courses which follow entry requirements vary depending on
GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 ‘A’ levels. the vacancy they are apply for. There are
These 2-year courses, which launched in 100’s of different types of apprenticeship
September 2020, have been developed vacancies in almost every type of industry
in collaboration with employers and and job role and all pay at least the
businesses so that the content meets the national minimum wage for apprentices.
needs of industry and prepare students for
work, further training or study. In Worcestershire we have an
apprenticeship service (Worcestershire
T Levels offer students a mixture of Apprenticeships) which can provide
classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ them with free information and support
experience during an industry placement and which can also help them find
of at least 315 hours (approximately 45 and apply for a vacancy.
days). There are a range of different Visit: www.worcsapprenticeships.org.uk
subjects that T Levels can be studied in,
but these courses will become available Don’t forget- it is advisable that if they
at different times over the next few years. If want to do an apprenticeship that they
you would like to find your nearest T Level start looking and applying for vacancies
educational provider, click here. in the spring term of year 11, even though
they can’t officially start until they finish
school in June.
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