Transcript Tuesday 15th November 2011 Anna Morrison, Hertfordshire Provider Network & Katrina Maltman, FS Cables.

Tuesday 15th November 2011
Anna Morrison, Hertfordshire Provider Network
&
Katrina Maltman, FS Cables
 Gain
a better understanding about
Apprenticeships
 Understand
the national & local context
 Hear
about the Employer experience
 Hear
about the Learner experience
 Understand
where to find more information
and be confident in signposting students
 Apprenticeships
have seen significant
investment and profile raising
 National Apprenticeship Service launched
 New website www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Large
Employers
Learners
Apprentic
eship
Vacancies
On-line
Apprentic
eship
Vacancies
Small
Employers
Employers
Business
Developm
ent
Work
Learn
A real job, with a real employer
 Paid a salary
 Contract of employment, holiday, sick etc.
 Qualifications
 Support from a training provider
 Progression opportunities
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Accounting Active Leisure Airport Operations
Animal Care Brickwork Business Administration
Adult Care Carpentry & Joinery Catering
Construction Contact Centre Customer Service
Distribution & Warehousing Electrical Engineering
Floristry Gas Services Engineering Hairdressing
Team Leading Heating & Ventilation Maintenance
Horse Care Horticulture Retail Hospitality &
Catering Information Technology Management
Motor Vehicle Painting & Decorating Plastering
Plumbing Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
NVQ
(Competence)
Technical
Certificate
(Knowledge)
Personal
Learning &
Thinking
Skills (PLTS)
Literacy,
Numeracy
& ICT
Employment
Rights &
Responsibil
ities (ERR)
Levels
Intermediate Advanced
Higher
Apprenticeship Apprenticeship Apprenticeship
• Level 2
• 9 – 18 months
• Level 3
• 12 – 48 months
• Level 4 & 5
• 12 – 24 months
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Day release
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100% Workplace
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Apprentice visits Training Provider one day per
week/month
Training Provider visits workplace
Block release
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Apprentice studies for a block of 1 or 2 weeks at a
time
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The majority of Apprentices are employed full
time
Mix of fixed term and permanent contracts
In 2010 the Government introduced a new
minimum wage for Apprenticeships which
increased to £2.60 per hour on 1st October 2011
Starting salaries are normally £95 - £100 per week
Average weekly salary of £175 (2010 survey)
Salary increases are encouraged and supported
by the training provider through review process
 Yes!
Trainee Chef Ford Masters Car Technician
Customer Service Nursery Assistant Business
Administrator Care Apprentice IT Technician
Receptionist/Office Admin Sales Apprentice
Advanced Technician Hospitality Information
Services Front of House Food & Beverage Asst.
Tele-sales Branch Assistant
Employers include: University of Hertfordshire,
Hertfordshire Constabulary, Letchworth Hall Hotel
Salary ranges from £78 - £164 per week
•
Apprenticeships can be started at any time
throughout the year, as long as student has
finished full-time education (first Monday in July)
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Could be an option after yr 11, after 6th form or
later
•
Jobs are advertised throughout the year. A lot will
be advertised from September/October onwards
(1 year ahead)
 Apprenticeship training
providers are under
pressure to maintain and increase success rates
through Minimum Levels of Performance
 Learner will
need to demonstrate capacity to
achieve all components of the apprenticeship
 Learner will
need to secure employment – usually
through www.apprenticeships.org.uk
 Although huge
growth in 16-18 apprenticeship
funding, also growth in 19+ which means
increased competition for vacancies
 Supporting
learners to access work experience,
targeting experience for particular job roles /
sectors
 Support
with recruitment process – preparation of
the application form, interview techniques, travel
training, personal presentation
 Managing
expectations about competition for
jobs, salary/earnings, working hours, duration of
apprenticeship and commitment required
 Ambitious
targets for apprenticeships
 By 2020 1 in 5 young people to undertake an
Apprenticeship
 In 2008/09 there were over 100,000 starts
 Estimated for 10/11 there were over 450,000
starts
 16-18 funding remains un-capped
 19-24 NEETS a priority (additional 10,000)
 Higher Apprenticeship £25m fund launched to
generate 10,000 more places by 2015
 Apprenticeship
Ambassadors
 Hertfordshire Apprenticeship Strategy
 Yr 13 destination planning
 Employer Campaign
 Widening Participation Board
 Apprenticeship Week 2012 (6th – 10th Feb)
 Apprenticeship support for schools
 Higher Apprenticeship Developments
 Support from Youth Connexions
Framework
2009-10 Framework
Hairdressing
191
IT & Telecoms Prof
201011
306
IT & Telecoms Prof
183
Hairdressing
144
Construction
115
Bus Admin
97
Vehicle Maintenance
& Repair
Child Care Learn &
Dev
Bus Admin
109
91
Hospitality &
Catering
Customer Service
66
Child Care Learn &
Dev
Vehicle Maintenance
& Repair
Active Leisure &
Learning
Customer Service
64
MES Plumbing
57
Electrotechnical
60
Electrotechnical
56
91
73
90
70
68
FS Cables
Katrina Maltman, Human Resources
Introduction to FS Cables
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Classic SME selling electrical cable
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40 staff, turnover over £10m
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Key objective – offer great customer
competitive pricing
Why Apprentices?
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Right people
Salary & benefits
◦ FSC offer over and above NMW – currently
£5,070 p.a.
◦ FSC offer £10,000 p.a
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Bonus – after qualifying period – can earn up
to an additional £3k p.a.
Initially started programme in April 2010
with 2 Apprentices
Currently have 7 Apprentices
Why Apprentices continued...
Training Manual for each Department
 3 Key Areas:
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◦ Competence – what they will be able to do
◦ Awareness – areas outside their direct tasks,
but will have an impact on customer service
◦ General Info – useful info. in the long term
Some have moved onto pastures new
 Feedback from Apprentices
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Recruitment / Training Providers
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Advertising vacancies – NAS and Youth
Connexions
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Training Providers – Oaklands College
and Positive Outcomes

Which QCF
Apprenticeship Ambassador
Programme
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Promote Apprenticeships
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Develop Confidence

Enhance presentation skills
Interview process
Moving into full-time work from
education
 Interview structure
 2 way process
 Unsuccessful candidates
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Feedback from FS Cables
Try and get some work to show you are
motivated (Saturday job, babysitting,
newspaper delivery)
 Be passionate about you
 Apply for relevant jobs
 Research the company
 Arrive 5 minutes early
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Thank you
Any questions?
 www.apprenticeships.org.uk
 www.youthconnexions-hertfordshire.org
 www.thegrid.org.uk
(coming soon)
 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/EducationAndL
earning/14To19/OptionsAt16/DG_4001327
 www.notgoingtouni.co.uk
 www.channelmogo.org/information/jobs-
and-careers.htm
 Diversity
in Apprenticeship DVD
 Hertfordshire
Apprenticeship DVD
 www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Be-An-
Apprentice/Apprentice-Real-Life-Stories.aspx
 Up
for Hire – BBCthree Clips
How to get yourself noticed
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00l8347