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QUALiFICATIONS

Now we have explored the different qualifications and their levels we should now look at
the different types of educations establishments you could move on to.

These establishments may also be known as pathways. Understanding them in more Specialist College Apprenticeships
details will help you pick the pathway which is right for you in the future.
Some students attend specialist colleges. If you choose to take the
These are colleges usually outside of the apprenticeship option, you will work and
Full-time education options for when you leave year 11... local area and may mean moving away earn money at the same time as you are
from home. Specialist colleges offer a learning and gaining your qualification.

School Sixth Form Further Education College range of courses, including courses for An apprenticeship combines hands-on
young people with disabilities or
training in the workplace with off-the-
If you attend a school that has a sixth form, (FE College) learning difficulties. job training at a local college or training
you should consider that as an option, you Moving away from your school and studying provider. You must be over 16, living in
already know the place, the people and at a college is a completely different To find out more about specialist England and have finished school to be
the teachers so it can be a lot less daunting. experience. Further education colleges are colleges, click here. able to start an apprenticeship. There are
However, you can also apply to sixth forms very large with lots of students of all different different levels of apprenticeships and the
at different schools. Make sure you speak ages studying full and part-time courses. T Levels entry requirements vary depending on the
to the head of sixth form at the school you Colleges offer a wide range of subjects, T Levels are new courses which follow vacancy you apply for. There are 100’s of
currently attend, as well as attending open courses and facilities, so if you are interested GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 ‘A’ levels. different types of apprenticeship vacancies
days for others so you can make the best in attending college, you should visit their These 2-year courses, which launched in in almost every type of industry and job
decision for yourself based on what open days to find out more about what is on September 2020, have been developed role and all pay at least the national
they can offer. offer and view the environment you would in collaboration with employers and minimum wage for apprentices.

be working in. businesses so that the content meets the
Sixth Form College needs of industry and prepares students for In Worcestershire we have an
apprenticeship service (Worcestershire
Enrolling at a sixth form college gives you the To find out more about the colleges in work, further training or study. Apprenticeships) who can provide you with
opportunity to have a fresh start, meet new Worcestershire (Heart of Worcestershire T Levels offer students a mixture of free information and support and who can
people, experience a different environment College, Kidderminster College, classroom learning and ‘on-the-job’ also help you find and apply for a vacancy.
and meet new teachers and support Warwickshire College Group) click here. experience during an industry placement Visit: www.worcsapprenticeships.org.uk
systems. Sixth form colleges are usually of at least 315 hours (approximately 45
bigger than school sixth forms, so the choice days). There are a range of different Don’t forget- it is advisable that if you want
of subjects and courses is usually bigger too. TOP TIP: to do an apprenticeship you start looking
subjects that T Levels can be studied in and applying for vacancies in the spring
To find out more about the sixth form in If you are looking to go to but these courses will become available term of year 11, even though you can’t
Worcestershire, click here. university in the future, check at different times over the next officially start until you finish school in June.
the entry requirements of the few years. If you would like to find
course you would like to study your nearest T Level educational
before you make your post-16 provider, click here. 9 | APRIL 2021
option www.ucas.com

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