When you reach 16 you’ve got some decisions to make about your future. Should you stay on in full-time education at college or in 6th form? Or would you prefer to start work and get training while you earn.

Learn while you earn
If you are aged 16 to 24 and want a job that guarantees excellent training an Apprenticeship could be for you. Apprentices learn on the job – developing skills and knowledge, gaining qualifications and earning money at the same time.

What is an Apprenticeship

An Apprenticeship is a programme of learning and qualifications, completed in the workplace that gives you the skills, knowledge and competence you need to progress you chosen career
An Apprenticeship is made up of the following:

• An NVQ, National Vocational Qualification, which proves your competence in day-to-day work and is assessed in the workplace.
• Key Skills which are the soft skills require for work, such as communication, numeracy and working with others.
• Technical Certificate which provides and test the knowledge required for

the collective can offer a whole range of apprenticeships including:

	Accountancy		Business administration
	Engineering		Retail
	Warehousing		IT
	Hair & beauty		Electrical
	Automotive Engineering		Construction
	Customer Service		Manufacturing

If you are already employed and would like follow an Apprenticeship route, the collective can discuss things with your employer.

Your next step
Contact the collective and see how we can help you
Telephone us on 492 4640 or e-mail us at info@gatesheadcollective.co.uk

Links
www.apprenticeships.org.uk
www.edge.org.uk
www.connexions-tw.co.uk

Not ready for an Apprenticeship, further education or work?
If you’re 16-18 and are not ready or able to access an Apprenticeship, further education or a job, you may be interested in Entry to Employment (E2E).

E2E is a learning programme which through training and support aims to help you build up skills and confidence and progress to an apprenticeship, further education or a job.

Following a period of initial assessment, a personal plan is developed for you to follow, with targets to help you to progress.

On E2E you are able to apply for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA). From 30th June 2008 all new entrants on to E2E will be eligible to claim £30 per week. Young people already on E2E prior to 30th June will not be able to re-apply until their current contract expires. In addition, your expenses will be met in full. You’ll also get bonuses for starting E2E and for positive outcomes such as completing your training plan, progressing with your learning or gaining a qualification

Two Collective partners NEETA and Rathbone have successfully supported hundreds of young people to progress to an Apprenticeship, further education or a job.

Your next step
If you would like to find out more about E2E please contact NEETA on 0191 490 4686 or Ratbbone on 0191 495 4830

Links
www.neeta-ltd.co.uk
www.rathboneuk.org
www.connexions-tw.co.uk