Earn While You Learn
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If you're looking for a change in life, look no further than CONEL, a college that encourages earning and learning in a variety of exciting and challenging fields.
If someone told you they were an apprentice, what would you think of? Maybe Alan Sugar shouting ‘You’re fired!’ at people on TV? Well, we’re not talking about that sort of apprentice here. Or perhaps you think of apprenticeships as being a bit old-fashioned – like plumbers or carpenters learning the skills of their trade. That’s getting closer – you can definitely be an apprentice in the construction industry. But did you know you can also be an apprentice in child care? Or hair and beauty? You can even be an apprentice in video games design, and many other industries.
Apprenticeships are high quality programmes of work-based training. What that means is that you can learn and work at the same time, so you get exactly the right skills for the job you’re in, and a good mix of formal qualifications and work experience. The idea is to improve your skills so that you can take on more responsibility at work, or end up supervising other staff. And that could mean a promotion, which will mean more money. You’ll also be picking up the sort of skills that can help you find another job when the time comes - so you’ll give yourself lots of options for your future.
Whatever job you’re doing (or thinking about doing) at the moment, an apprenticeship is a great way to combine learning towards a qualification, doing a real job and being paid a real wage. If that sounds interesting then you should be talking to the people at The College of North East London (CONEL), who can explain all about how an apprenticeship could help you.
To qualify for an apprenticeship, you need to be in work and living in England. You don’t need lots of qualifications to get your place – practical know-how and being keen to work hard are just as important. What you’ll get out of it depends on which type of apprenticeship you do, but it will always lead to the sort of qualification that employers really value.
At the end of a standard Apprenticeship you’ll get a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2, which is the equivalent of five GCSEs at grades A to C. If you complete an Advanced Apprenticeship you’ll get an NVQ Level 3. That’s equivalent to getting two A-levels, and it can get you in to University. In fact, lots of Advanced Apprentices get support from their employer to study at University part-time, so that they can carry on earning and learning.
You can even become an apprentice at school – Young Apprenticeships are for 14 to 16 year-olds: you can do one at Key Stage 4. As a Young Apprentice, you won’t be paid, but you’ll spend one day a week in College and one in a work placement. CONEL runs Young Apprenticeships in Hairdressing and Art and Design. They even send Young Apprentices to work at RWD! To become a Young Apprentice, the first step is to talk to your school careers adviser.
One way or another, the words you’re most likely to hear after your apprenticeship are: ‘you’re hired!’
To find out more about Young Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships or Advanced Apprenticeships, call the team at CONEL on 020 8442 3442
RWD Magazine
If you're looking for a change in life, look no further than CONEL, a college that encourages earning and learning in a variety of exciting and challenging fields.
If someone told you they were an apprentice, what would you think of? Maybe Alan Sugar shouting ‘You’re fired!’ at people on TV? Well, we’re not talking about that sort of apprentice here. Or perhaps you think of apprenticeships as being a bit old-fashioned – like plumbers or carpenters learning the skills of their trade. That’s getting closer – you can definitely be an apprentice in the construction industry. But did you know you can also be an apprentice in child care? Or hair and beauty? You can even be an apprentice in video games design, and many other industries.
Apprenticeships are high quality programmes of work-based training. What that means is that you can learn and work at the same time, so you get exactly the right skills for the job you’re in, and a good mix of formal qualifications and work experience. The idea is to improve your skills so that you can take on more responsibility at work, or end up supervising other staff. And that could mean a promotion, which will mean more money. You’ll also be picking up the sort of skills that can help you find another job when the time comes - so you’ll give yourself lots of options for your future.
Whatever job you’re doing (or thinking about doing) at the moment, an apprenticeship is a great way to combine learning towards a qualification, doing a real job and being paid a real wage. If that sounds interesting then you should be talking to the people at The College of North East London (CONEL), who can explain all about how an apprenticeship could help you.
To qualify for an apprenticeship, you need to be in work and living in England. You don’t need lots of qualifications to get your place – practical know-how and being keen to work hard are just as important. What you’ll get out of it depends on which type of apprenticeship you do, but it will always lead to the sort of qualification that employers really value.
At the end of a standard Apprenticeship you’ll get a National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2, which is the equivalent of five GCSEs at grades A to C. If you complete an Advanced Apprenticeship you’ll get an NVQ Level 3. That’s equivalent to getting two A-levels, and it can get you in to University. In fact, lots of Advanced Apprentices get support from their employer to study at University part-time, so that they can carry on earning and learning.
You can even become an apprentice at school – Young Apprenticeships are for 14 to 16 year-olds: you can do one at Key Stage 4. As a Young Apprentice, you won’t be paid, but you’ll spend one day a week in College and one in a work placement. CONEL runs Young Apprenticeships in Hairdressing and Art and Design. They even send Young Apprentices to work at RWD! To become a Young Apprentice, the first step is to talk to your school careers adviser.
One way or another, the words you’re most likely to hear after your apprenticeship are: ‘you’re hired!’
To find out more about Young Apprenticeships, Apprenticeships or Advanced Apprenticeships, call the team at CONEL on 020 8442 3442
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