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An apprenticeship with Leicester College offers a nationally-recognised training scheme, which benefits both the employer and the learner.

They have been developed by employers and tailored to meet the needs of specific industries.

An apprenticeship or an advanced apprenticeship enables your employee to work towards achieving qualifications in a chosen specialism relevant to their job.

At the same time, they gain the skills and knowledge which will increase productivity and effectiveness in the workplace.

Other benefits for your organisation include:

• increased skill levels across the organisation
• enhanced morale and staff retention
• increased ability to respond to customer needs
• reduction in the likelihood of accidents or waste
• structured training relevant to the job
• increased bottom line.

As an employer, you will play an important role in training the apprentice and there will be three-way communication between you, the apprentice and the College. Ongoing support is provided by both tutors and assessors both in the College and in the workplace.

Leicester College ensures that, alongside the standard training, improvement of Functional Skills, including English, maths and ICT, are included for free within the apprenticeship programme.

If your apprentice is under 19 they may be eligible for fully-funded training through the Skills Funding Agency. For over 19s, you may need to make a small contribution to the cost of workplace visits, training and assessment, support, study packs, registration and certification.

What do the different levels mean?

There are three levels of apprenticeship:

• Intermediate Level Apprenticeships are equivalent to GCSE level (Level 2).
• Advanced Level Apprenticeships are equivalent to A level (Level 3).
• Higher Level Apprenticeships are equivalent to
  Higher National Certificate level (Level 4).

Qualifications and Credit Framework (QCF)

Apprenticeships are vocational training which enable the learner to gain the necessary skills to succeed in their chosen career. They involve a combination of on and off-the-job training – apprentices work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills and receive training.

An apprenticeship is not a qualification in itself, but a framework that contains separately certified units. Under the new QCF framework the learner can chose from a wide range of relevant units, applicable to the chosen pathway offering the learner more freedom, choice and flexibility in learning.

For further information regarding QCF please visit qcda.gov.uk

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