What
are Young Apprenticeship
programmes?
Launched with 1,000
participants in September
2004, the Young Apprenticeship
programmes enable pupils
at Key Stage 4 to take
occupational/ vocational
qualifications in industry
sectors. This provision
has been very successful,
growing in achievement,
popularity and numbers
year on year.
A further 4,000 14 year
olds nationwide will
begin training under
the scheme in September
2009.
Young Apprenticeships
are provided through
partnerships between
schools, colleges, training
providers and employers.
Local Authorities, schools
and the Learning and
Skills Council (LSC)
help fund this provision.
Young
Apprenticeships at
York College
A
Young Apprenticeship
is an additional course
of study for high achievers
who enjoy the practical
aspects of learning.
Students can choose to
attend college for one
day a week over two years
while still studying
for GCSEs at school.
A wide range of sector
specific occupational
courses are available.
These include:
- Business Administration
- Construction
Craft
- Construction Professional & Technical
- Engineering
- Hairdressing
- Hospitality
- Motor
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair
(delivered in partnership
with Jaguar Land Rover)
- Sport, Coaching
and Leadership.
Young Apprenticeships,
like GCSEs, are at Level
2 and can add up to 4
or 5 GCSEs to a student’s
final achievement. In
order to achieve the
full Young Apprenticeship
every student must undertake
50 days of Experience
of Work over the two
years.
What do they mean for
me and my school?
Pupils
undertaking Young Apprenticeships
benefit from spending
up to one day a week
at college and gaining
experience of 50 days
in the work place. This
is on top of subjects
in the core national
curriculum, which are
offered on the other
days so that pupils still
have access to a balanced
curriculum and a broad
set of options. Schools
in the city of York have
carefully timetabled
the curriculum to enable
students to participate
in this and other
14-16
options, without impacting
on their GCSE studies.
The Young Apprenticeship
programme will see pupils
gaining industry-specific
qualifications (such
as NVQs) at Level 2.
This gives them a platform
from which they can progress
to post–16 Apprenticeships,
if they wish. Post–16
Apprenticeships are increasingly
popular with school-leavers,
with the number of participants
standing at a record
255,000.
Application and selection
for these courses is
through the individual
schools and normally
relates to those pupils
who attend York schools.
If you are at a York
school, please discuss
this with your Head of
Year and careers teacher
in the first instance.
They will assess each
individual situation
and contact the college
on your behalf.
If you are not at a
school in the York area
or you would like more
information, please contact
the 14-16
Co-ordinator
at York College, Lidia
Nowicki-Wilson, on 01904
770202.
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