The Apprenticeship Guide and The Future of the High Street

THE APPRENTICESHIP GUIDE

Apprenticeship Directory

General information and resources www.apprenticeships.gov.uk The government guide to what’s on offer both potential employers and would-be apprenticeships. Includes guides detailing what steps you need to take to become an apprentice and on how to employ one. https://www.gov.uk/topic/further-education-skills/ apprenticeships Less razzmatazz and glamour than the apprenticeship guide website above, but all the information is there with links to follow for your next steps for both apprentices and employers. Also links to an in-depth guide to apprenticeship funding and the apprenticeship levy. www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk It does exactly what it says on the tin. A search engine that will allow budding apprentices to search via industry sector, postcode and apprenticeship level to seek out current opportunities. www.notgoingtouni.co.uk Another search engine that allows potential apprentices to search across a wide variety of roles – there are A useful guide from the Cheltenham-based University and Colleges Admissions Service on the alternatives available to school leavers that don’t include university. Gloucestershire’s colleges and universities www.gloscol.ac.uk/apprenticeships Gloucestershire’s biggest further education provider has a complete guide to their apprenticeship offering and guides for students and parents – see pages 24 and 45. www.sgscol.ac.uk/apprenticeships Details of how you learn while you earn at the college with campuses across South Gloucestershire and Stroud, including the cutting-edge science and technology facilities at Berkeley Green. See pages 30-31 www.cirencester.ac.uk/apprenticeships Delivering high-quality business and professional apprenticeships in key business sectors in the heart of the Cotswolds. The college works with a number of local employers across Gloucestershire and the surrounding counties. This edition of Punchline aims to give prospective apprentices and their would- be employers the information they need to make that decision to apply or hire. be part of the2020 apprenticeshipguide currently more than 1,400 roles listed. www.ucas.com/apprentices-in-the-uk

www.glos.ac.uk/apprenticeships It doesn’t have to be university or apprenticeship, it can be both. Gloucestershire’s university offers higher and degree apprenticeships in a wide range of industries and sectors – see pages 58-61 www.hartpury.ac.uk Gloucestershire’s newest university has a rich history in providing further and higher education courses with specialisms in sport and agriculture as well as in countless other subject areas. Training companies / Individual sector training www.prospect-training.org.uk Locally known, internationally recognised, sings the message from their website. A provider of a wide range of youth and adult training from the heart of Gloucester. www.healthcareers.nhs.uk Apprenticeship, traineeship and cadet roles in the NHS. Providing training in careers that will be of use in and outside of the GP’s surgery and hospital. www.betaristraining.com Accredited training provider based in Minsterworth, which offers advice and information on apprenticeships, short training courses and recruitment services. www.theswac.org.uk The SouthWest Apprenticeship Company offers advice and expertise on what is on offer in the region for both employers and employees – see pages 50-51 www.get-trained.org Gloucestershire Engineering Training – again, it does exactly what it says on the tin. The place to go to if pursuing a career in engineering – see pages 52-53 www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/early-years-service/ gcc-ey-training/ A directory provided by the county council for early years training for nursery, pre-school and childcare workers. www.bridgetrainingltd.co.uk Established in 1989, the Gloucester-based training providers have been giving young adults the necessary training when mainstream school has not met their needs. To help with that process we’ve put together an online directory of where the best and most relevant information is both for would-be employees and employers.

If you’ve been missed out of this year’s guide, ensure you are part of the Apprenticeship Guide in Punchline in 2020 by contacting beth@moosemarketingandpr.co.uk l

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