What is an Apprenticeship?
Apprenticeship is a workplace-based training program for people who want to work in a skilled trade. About 90 percent of apprenticeship training occurs in the workplace under the supervision of skilled tradespeople, while the remainder involves classroom instruction, usually at a post-secondary institution or other approved training organization. Apprentices are workers, so they can earn while they learn. For more information about Apprenticeship, contact your Hamilton Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Apprenticeship office at (519) 571.6009. Through apprenticeship training: – employers gain a skilled workforce that can produce and deliver goods and services to meet customer demand; – apprentices earn while they learn a skilled trade; -this in turn fuels the engine of a strong economy. For you as an apprentice, achieving certification in a skilled trade means that you have achieved a measure of success and mastery in your chosen field.
Apprenticeship is a workplace-based training program for people who want to work in a skilled trade. About 90 percent of apprenticeship training occurs in the workplace under the supervision of skilled tradespeople, while the remainder involves classroom instruction, usually at a post-secondary institution or other approved training organization. Apprentices are workers, so they can earn while they learn. For more information about Apprenticeship, contact your Hamilton Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Apprenticeship office at 905.521.7764 or 800.668.4479. Through apprenticeship training: – employers gain a skilled workforce that can produce and deliver goods and services to meet customer demand; – apprentices earn while they learn a skilled trade; -this in turn fuels the engine of a strong economy. For you as an apprentice, achieving certification in a skilled trade means that you have achieved a measure of success and mastery in your chosen field.
It is important to understand that an Apprenticeship is not a qualification in itself, but is a package of learning and qualifications combined with practical work experience gained through employment in a chosen industry. Apprenticeships involve a partnership approach. They are designed by industry, developed by businesses, training providers and Sector Skills Councils, and therefore tailored to meet the needs of each specific sector. An Apprenticeship Framework contains the following separate components: • A knowledge-based element which tests the underpinning knowledge (a technical certificate) • A competence-based element (the NVQ type qualification) • Transferable or ‘key skills’ • A module on employment rights and responsibilities These component qualifications are achieved through: • On the job experience, an apprentice will work alongside other employees and learn the skills of the job working towards a work based qualification such as an National Vocational Qualification (NVQ)
Apprenticeships are nationally recognised training programmes for 16-124 year olds who have left full-time educaiton or are already in employment. They offer young people the opportunity to learn on-the-job with the employer, developing knowledge and skills and gaining qualifications. Apprenticeships include an NVQ qualification, key skills and some cases a Technical Certificate. On an apprenticeship the learner will train to NVQ Level 2 within a work place this will take about 12 months to complete. Advanced apprenticeships train to a level 3 (supervisory) while they are working full-time and getting a wage. This usually takes up to two to three years to completed depending on the programme. With a Programme Led Apprenticeship the Learner start the Key Skills andTechnical Certificate and also undertakes work experience with an Employer, before moving onto a full Apprenticeship. For more information on Apprenticeships, go to www.apprenticeships.org.uk.
