Apprenticeships and Traineeships. What's the difference?
Rewards Training • 3 March 2021
Work-based training that will give you the crucial skills to boost your career prospects.
If you’re looking for a job, you'll know how competitive it can be out there. Many employers look for people with experience – but how do you get experience in the first place? It can sometimes be a catch-22 situation.
Apprenticeships and traineeships are great routes into employment for those lacking the experience employers might be looking for. This type of on-the-job learning allows you to gain experience, new skills and qualifications. So what's the difference between the two and which one is the right route for you?
Apprenticeships
A great alternative to university for those looking for a practical approach to learning.
An apprenticeship is a job where you gain a nationally recognised vocational qualification, while working. It's a great way to earn a salary, learn new skills, achieve a qualification and gain valuable experience
By the end of your apprenticeship, you'll hopefully have gained the skills and knowledge needed to either succeed in your chosen career or progress onto the next apprenticeship level.
Traineeships
Suitable for those
- Unemployed and have little or no work experience
- Eligible to work in England
- 19-24 years old
A traineeship is a course with work experience that gets you ready for work or an apprenticeship.
A traineeship will include: work preparation training, a work placement for minimum of 70 hours, basic skills training and vocational training.
You won’t be paid, but you may be given expenses for things like travel and meals.
Rewards Training
Rewards Training are delighted to announce that we will be supporting West Sussex County Council (WSCC) in the delivery of the Multiply project. Multiply is a new government-funded programme to help adults improve their numeracy skills. You can access free numeracy courses through Multiply to build your confidence with numbers and even gain a qualification (if you choose to). Good numeracy skills may unlock job opportunities and lead to higher wages or prepare you for further study. They also help in everyday life, such as helping children with homework and budgeting money. Our Multiply learning programme is designed to take a gentle approach to numeracy, without the necessity for a mandatory exam. The Multiply programme focuses on numeracy skills development to support sustainable employment, rather than a focusing on attaining a qualification. Of course, you can opt to sit a funded functional skills exam if you wish! Please get in touch here to discuss enrolment.
All Aspire Sussex Learners are Welcome at Rewards Training Recruitment Consultancy!
We're delighted to announce that Rewards Training Scotland are a finalist at the Engineering Construction Industry Training and Development Awards 2021. Category: Approved Training Provider of the Year Rewards Training will be attending the Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Thursday 21 October in London. For information on our ECITB Approved courses please click here .
Over the last 18 months many businesses have had to adapt to the new normal of remote working. While restrictions ease, many workplaces will offer a blended approach and allow staff to continue working remotely for the majority of the time.
We've signed the Good Youth Employment Charter, as part of our continued commitment to helping young people into employment through our Apprenticeships and Traineeships.
In the wake of Covid-19, young people in Crawley have been hit hard when it comes to the employment opportunities available to them. Rewards Training is stepping up to help combat this deficiency by supporting young people into sustainable employment .
BBC's Senior Economics Correspondent, Darshini David recently interviewed some of our amazing apprentices about youth employment options around Crawley. Our apprentices discussed how the pandemic impacted their employment opportunities and how they are now undertaking fantastic apprenticeships to adapt, reskill and change roles.
All too often, we speak to employers who say, “We do not have the time or resources to invest in an apprentice.” I felt the same, I had targets to meet and didn’t need a distraction. I never considered the fact that an apprentice could help me achieve my goals and influence a change in my attitude, behaviour and aspirations, at the same time.
Taking on an apprentice is mutually beneficial for your business and your new employee. Investing in apprentices, allows your business to ‘grow your own talent’, with people who can become the future of your organisation. Apprenticeships are also a great way to support the economy and provide a young person an excellent start in the world of working.
Wendy Nobbs, our Director of Sales and Recruitment shares her experience of taking on an apprentice within her team.