Careers - GUIDE TO APPRENTICESHIPS

Current rates These rates are for the National Living Wage (for those aged 21 and over) and the National Minimum Wage (for those of at least school leaving age). The rates change on 1 April every year.

21 AND OVER

YEAR

18 TO 20 UNDER 18 APPRENTICE

April 2025 (current Rate)

£12.21

£10.00

£7.55

£7.55

April 2026

£12.71

£10.85

£8.00

£8.00

(https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates) Source Accessed 07/25

Training Training can be delivered on a day-release basis in which you spend one or two days a week at a college or university, in-house or as a block release which could be from anything to a few weeks up to a year at a training provider. Industries Apprenticeships are available in a wide range of industries with employers from a large range of national companies including Rolls Royce, BAE Systems and PWC to smaller, local companies. Currently apprenticeships are available in over 170 industries covering 1,500 job roles. From accounting to agriculture, catering to criminal investigation, education to engineering there is a huge landscape of opportunities in areas to suit everyone with new subjects being developed all the time. Runshaw College currently provides apprenticeships in several areas including childcare, accountancy, and business administration. For more details, please visit https://www.runshaw.ac.uk/study-at runshaw/apprenticeships/. Use the government apprenticeship website www.gov.uk/apply-apprenticeship to search and apply for apprenticeships in your area. You can also register with the site to have the latest vacancies emailed to you. Apply directly to an employer. Companies such as BAE Systems have an area dedicated to apprenticeship applications on their website, therefore if you are interested in working for a particular employer, do some research on their recruitment process. The Careers Team in Student Services have details of companies who are known for employing apprentices, and also invite employers into college for talks and pop up stands. Please check the college monthly ASPIRE magazine which is emailed to you for updates each Thursday. Contact training providers. Every apprenticeship is delivered through a training provider. The training provider will liaise with the employers in order to deliver the apprenticeship teaching and learning content throughout the duration of the apprenticeship. Applying There are several ways of applying for an apprenticeship. These include:

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