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Apprenticeships……
..and the Social Care Sector…
Cathryn Henry
Employer Services Manager - Hertfordshire
October 2010
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Our Objectives
To increase the number of employers providing Apprenticeship opportunities:
Working directly with employers to support them to implement an apprenticeship programme in their workplace
Finding new markets and growing existing markets
Establishing protocols and excellent working relationships with the other agencies who are engaging employers around the skills development
agenda to allow us to work together to our mutual benefit
Implementation of agreed national business development plans (Public Sector, Expansion Pilots)
To increase the number of suitable young people and adults choosing an
Apprenticeship:
Influencing all the intermediaries who engage with potential apprentices to ensure that the Apprenticeship offer is always considered as a viable
option
Significantly improving the information, advice and guidance available to young people and adults around the Apprenticeship offer
Creating demand from learners in sectors identified as growth sectors through the Employer Services strategies
Developing plans to influence young people currently in employment without training or in-learning and at risk of disengaging to progress into
Apprenticeships
Developing plans to influence 19-24 year olds in employment without a qualification to consider apprenticeships
To manage a fully functioning and effective web based system which brings together
learner demand for Apprenticeship places with employer supply of Apprenticeship
opportunities.
Ensuring the provider base and large employers, if appropriate, understand the system and can use it effectively to upload vacancies
Working with partner organisations to develop their understanding of the system and identify opportunities to work together
Apprenticeships….
..past, present and future..
1997-2008..
67,000 Apprenticeships with a success rate of 11% to 240,000 Apprenticeships
with a success rate of 67%*
2010-2020..
1 in 17 young people (16-18) in Hertfordshire are on an Apprenticeship and by
2020 this needs to be 1 in 5
A new focus on Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships:
Significant expansion of Advanced Apprenticeships is the Government’s ‘central plank’ for meeting the needs of higher
level jobs
Will boost the numbers and availability of Level 4 apprenticeship frameworks
The funding to be invested will rise from £17m in 2010-11 to £155m in 2014-15 and make a significant contribution to
up-skilling the workforce
* Figures are approximate
What is an Apprenticeship?
There are three levels of Apprenticeships available for those aged 16 & over:
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Apprenticeships
Equivalent to 5 GCSE passes (A* - C)
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Advanced Apprenticeships
Equivalent to 2 A-Level passes
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Higher Apprenticeships
Equivalent to a Foundation degree
There are over 200 Apprenticeships available across 80 sectors in the UK
A framework consists of:
Competence based element
NVQ or similar assessment against national standards
Knowledge based element
Technical certificate providing underpinning knowledge of the sector
Transferable Skills
Literacy, numeracy and other employability skills such as team building
Apprenticeship Vacancies
• Free Apprenticeship recruitment service for employers
• Allows links to the employers own recruitment website
• One national web based location for high quality data
• Information can be exported to existing HR systems
• Track learners & providers progress
• Respond to identify demand
Over 300,000 registrations so far!
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Apprenticeship Funding
• If your apprentice is aged 16-18 the Government will pay all the
training costs
• If your apprentice is aged 19-24 the Government will contribute
around 50% of the training costs and you will meet the
remainder (either in kind or in cash)
• If your apprentice is aged 25+ the Government will contribute
40% (to a limited number) of the training costs and the
employer meets the remainder (either in kind or in cash)
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Key Facts:
88% of employers who employ apprentices agree they make their
workplace more productive
1 in 5 employers are hiring more apprentices to help them through the tough
economic climate
Employers who take on 16-18 year old apprentices only pay their salary. The
Government will fund their training
The minimum wage for apprentices is £2.50 per hour however, research shows
that the average salary is £170 per week
80% of employers agree that apprentices reduce staff turnover and training &
recruitment costs
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Apprenticeships and…
…the Social Care Sector
• The NVQ qualification forms only a part of the Apprenticeship
– It is only 1/3 of the programme so apprentices are better skilled
• Train-to-Gain funding for stand-alone NVQs is ceasing
– 150 million from TtG was transferred into Adult Apprenticeships in June 2010
• 16-18 year old apprentices are allowed to provide personal care:
The Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) and the Department of Health have worked closely to develop a more
flexible approach, allowing 16-18 year olds to provide personal care as long as they are suitably trained/competent and are
appropriately supervised.
Care workers under 18 who want to deliver personal care must have completed or be undertaking the Apprenticeship in Health
and Social Care and have satisfied their line manager of their competence to carry out these tasks.
“This is a very significant change in the regulations governing how care workers under 18 can deliver personal care and is a
reflection of the rapid growth of the Apprenticeship in Health and Care that is producing well trained young workers,”
“It removes unnecessary barriers to recruiting and retaining young staff when the recruitment and retention of staff is a
massive challenge for our sector especially as we estimate we will need at least 2 million care staff by 2025.
Thank you
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Questions?