The person managers ask before they do something costly
An apprenticeship is a real, paid job. The apprentice works for an employer and trains with us at the same time, and comes out with a nationally recognised qualification and the experience to go with it.
The short answer
Apprentices without level 2 English and Maths will need to achieve this level prior to taking the end-point assessment. Employers may set their own criteria
The employer sets the real bar, so treat this as a guide. If somebody is close but not quite there, it is still worth the conversation.
Front-line HR in a medium or large organisation, or the whole HR function in a small one.
The queries that arrive constantly and stop work while they wait for an answer. Handled at source, with advice that holds up.
Covers day-to-day queries, front-line advice to managers and employees
The full range, from transactional to genuinely complex, rather than only the parts that fit a checklist.
Covers recruitment to retirement, transactional and complex HR processes
Guidance built on company policy and current law. This is the part where being roughly right is not good enough, and where an error exposes the organisation to legal risk.
Covers employment law, company policy, compliance, legal risk
Using HR systems properly, and turning what is in them into information the business can act on.
Covers HR systems, record keeping, HR information and reporting
All apprentices must undertake an independent end-point assessment which is an assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that have been learnt throughout the apprenticeship. The purpose of the assessment is to make sure the apprentice meets the standard set by employers and are fully competent in the occupation.
Work launched in class and completed in the job, building the evidence the assessor will look at.
The employer, the apprentice and the tutor. Half an hour. Progress, targets, and anything getting in the way.
Marked by a tutor who is not theirs, so the feedback is honest and the real thing holds no surprises.
Most of our apprentices carry on, usually with the same employer and usually into a wider role. Which route is right depends on the job being done, so it is worth a conversation rather than a guess.
Not sure what comes after this one? Tell us the role and we'll tell you honestly which of our apprenticeships, higher apprenticeships or university-level courses fits next.
It takes two, an employer and an apprentice. Pick your side.
Recruiting, or formalising the training of someone already in post? Start with a conversation. We'll check the role, sort the funding, and get them enrolled.
Speak to us today 0800 358 7979
Or advertise a vacancy through us and we'll handle the recruitment.
An apprenticeship is a job, so an employer has to take you on before you can start. Already employed in this kind of role? Your manager can put you forward directly.
No vacancy that suits? Register your interest and we'll tell you when one comes up.
