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About Apprenticeships
ABOUT APPRENTICESHIPS
Apprenticeships are an excellent way for your business to develop employees with the skills and experience you need. Apprentices will get hands-on experience and on-the-job training, and at the same time gain respected qualifications.
Take on a young person aged 16-24 as an apprentice or develop existing staff by enrolling them onto the programme. Either way you’ll receive financial assistance towards the cost of the training and assessment from the Skills Funding Agency.
There are two levels of Apprenticeship - For further details please click on the training services tab.
THE ROLE OF GTG
The role of GTG is important to the success of the Apprenticeship and therefore our performance is closely monitored by the Skills Funding Agency and Ofsted.
GTG are responsible for:
* planning – developing a training and learning plan for the Apprentice
* administration – managing assessments and drawing up agreements between the young person, the organisation and themselves
* quality standards – ensuring national quality standards are met
* integrated programme – bringing together the various elements of a Apprenticeship to deliver a coherent and integrated programme
* completion certificate – making arrangements for obtaining completion certificates for Apprentices who successfully complete the programme
THE ROLE OF THE EMPLOYER
As an employer your responsibilities include:
* on-the-job training – inducting the apprentice into their role and providing on-the-job training opportunities and adequate guidance and supervision as and when required
* salary – paying the apprentices in full-time employment. You can negotiate a salary that reflects their skills, experience, age, abilities and the going rate for the job
* recruitment – taking an active part in the recruitment of the apprentice (in partnership with Gloucestershire Training Group Limited)
* time for learning – giving apprentices enough time and resources for training and assessment commitments
* review – contributing to the regular review of the apprentices progress
* health and safety – as with all your employees, you are responsible for the health, safety, welfare and equality of opportunity of your apprentices
THE SKILLS FUNDING AGENCY
The Skills Funding Agency is the government agency charged with raising the level of skills, knowledge and understanding of young people and adults to world-class standards. It is this agency from who Gloucestershire Training Group claim their government funding.
THE PARTNERSHIP
Employers, Gloucestershire Training Group and Apprentices work in partnership. Together we decide how the partnership will work best for you as an employer and the young person as a learner.
Together we will:
* support your business with the recruitment process (including Occupational Initial Assessment)
* negotiate which Apprenticeship level is appropriate for your business and the young person (Level 2 or Advanced)
* administer all paperwork required by the Skills Funding Agency
* deliver standard underpinning foundation training to equip the young people with the necessary skills and disciplines required in the workplace
* negotiate appropriate units of the NVQ 3 which is carried out in the workplace
* continuous communication relating to the young persons progress towards completion of the framework
Together we can help you develop employees with the skills and experience you need.
For further information about the apprenticeship programme or any other training or services GTG provides please contact us by phone or email.
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