Here at Brannel, we regularly make students aware of apprenticeships as a great route into future careers. National Apprenticeship Week takes place during February each year, and we use this opportunity to focus on apprenticeship pathways in assemblies, tutor times and careers events.

What is an Apprenticeship?

It’s a real job, with real training, meaning you can earn while you learn and gain a nationally recognised qualification.
It usually takes between one and four years to complete an Apprenticeship depending on which level you take. Apprenticeships are available across a wide range of industries and many high quality, prestigious companies and organisations offer them.

What do we have planned?

At Brannel, throughout the academic year, we raise awareness of Apprenticeships with all our year groups, either through tutor time activities and/or special events and trips. However, for National Apprenticeship Week we have a number of activities planned including webinars, assemblies, and the opportunity to meet visiting employers face-to-face. Students across all year groups will have an assembly explaining what an apprenticeship is and also a tutor time session where we will look further into the apprenticeship pathway.

Be sure to check out the wide range of useful downloads and resources at the bottom of this page, shared courtesy of Amazing Apprenticeships.

Types of Apprenticeship

The popularity of apprenticeships is growing rapidly with young people able to start them at a wide range of entry levels including:

• Traineeships: a programme for those not quite ready to go into a full apprenticeship.
• Intermediate Apprenticeships: Level 2/3 for beginning the apprenticeship journey, starting age from 16, no upper age limit.
• Advanced Apprenticeships: Level 3/4 apprenticeships equivalent to two A level passes with valuable work experience.
• Higher Apprenticeships: Levels 4-5. Suitable for those looking to build on their knowledge and progress from their Advanced-level qualification.
• Degree Apprenticeships: Levels 6-7. Degree apprenticeships are offered by universities and other higher education providers in partnership with employers. They contain either a full degree or degree-level qualification and go up to master’s level (which is postgraduate).