Skills & Apprenticeships
Transcript of Skills & Apprenticeships
Programme Futures College Connect Skills for Industry Training for Success Apprenticeships NI Higher Level Apprenticeships
Associated subject areas
• Personal and social development• Diversity and good relations• Citizenship• Health & Wellbeing• Outdoor activities• Residentials• Improved confidence and new skills• Level 2 OCN in Personal Success
and Wellbeing• Support to move into another course
or employment
• Hospitality• Personal and Social development• Employability Skills• Essential Skills
• Business Administration• Construction• Engineering /
Manufacturing• Health & Social Care• Hospitality• Retail• Personal and Social development• Employability Skills• Essential Skills
• Brickwork• Fabrication & Welding• Hairdressing• Joinery• Motor Vehicle• Plumbing• Personal and Social development• Employability Skills• Essential Skills
• Accountancy• IT Cyber Security• IT Cloud Application • Civil Engineering
Duration (approx)
6 month programme 26 week programme delivered over the academic year
26 week programme delivered over the academic year
104 week/156 weeks 2 Years Minimum 2 Years
Age (approx)
16 - 24 16 - 24 16 upwards 16 to 17, up to age 22/24 in certain circumstances
16-24 full funding25+ Half funding priority sectors
Minimum school leaving age (16 as of July 1st prior to the start date of the
programme
Qualifications at entry
None Required None Required None Required None Required Prior achievement at L2 preferable but not essential
According to Sector Skills/ Awarding Body
EMA / Wage Incentive payment of £8 per day of attendance. Benefits will not be affected.
Benefits should not be affected Benefits should not be affected £40 a week £3.70ph - the apprentice rate (Current, Oct 18), for apprentices under 19 or 19 and over and in the first year of their apprenticeship
Salary commensurate with the job role, as a minimum must adhere to Northern Ireland National Minimum Wage & National Living Wage Rates
Hours You need to be available for 3 days a week for 6 months
Starting at 3 days a week After an induction period, building to industry hours.
30 hours a week Aim = 2 days in college and 3 days work placement
Employed for at least 21 hours Aim = 4 days with employer and 1 day in college
Minimum 21 hours Aim = 4 days with employer and 1 day in college
Holidays Yes + bank holidays Yes + bank holidays Yes + bank holidays Yes + bank holidays Employer terms and conditions Employer terms and conditions
Student card Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Support person
Mentor Support Mentor Support Skills Support Coach Skills Support Coach Skills Support Coach Skills Support Coach
Additional information
• Childcare assistance available• Free travel• Payments will not affect benefits
including JSA• Personalised development plan
• Travel expenses may beavailable in certain circumstances
• Personalised development plan• Monthly reviews• Maths English, ICT support available
if required
• Travel assistance• Personalised development plan• Monthly reviews• Maths English, ICT support
if required
• Travel paid• Childcare and lodgings
assistance available• Personalised Training plan• Monthly reviews• Maths English, ICT support if
required
• Personalised Training plan• Monthly reviews• Maths, English, ICT support
if required
• Personalised Training planMonthly reviews
Contact information
02890 265212 [email protected]
Access to Belfast Met facilities including library, careers service, health & wellbeing centre and students union.
• Alarms• Brickwork• Business Admin• Contact Centre• Operations• Civil Engineering• Customer Service• Electrotechnical• Food & Beverage
Services• Fabrication and
Welding• Financial Services• Hairdressing• IT Infrastructure
• IT SoftwareDevelopment
• Joinery• Motor vehicle• Management &
Team Leading• Mechanical
Manufacture• Printing• Plumbing• Professional
Cookery• Retail Skills• Sales and
telesales
For addtional information speak to an adviser on email [email protected], call 028 9026 5219 or visit www.belfastmet.ac.uk/apprenticeships
*This project is part funded through the Northern Ireland European Social Fund Programme 2014-2020 and the Department for the Economy.
Skills & Apprenticeships