This section of the Website is for young people aged between 14-19 who want to know more about Apprenticeships and Work-Based Learning

It will give you:

• Details about Apprenticeships
• Information on the types of Apprenticeships available across Lancashire
• Help to find providers who deliver Apprenticeships in Lancashire
• Help to find providers who deliver Apprenticeships in the North West
• Links to other agencies and websites who can help give you more advice and guidance about Apprenticeships, travel and finances
• Provide you with success stories, showing you what young people have achieved through the Apprenticeship programme in Lancashire
• Provide you with information on where Apprenticeships can lead you in your future career and learning journey

Want to get a job but don’t have the skills? Then work-based learning is for ambitious people like you! This is an option that allows you to earn while you learn and is a genuine alternative to the traditional academic choices. For those who wish to, this can lead to a degree qualification further down the line.

Work-based learning, as the name suggests, is delivered mainly in the workplace and is designed to allow the learner to continue developing their skills, whilst working and being observed and assessed.

In addition, it may also involve completing a technical qualification, relating to your chosen occupation, which could be completed on day release to a College or Learning Provider.

Completing your training will give you a vocational qualification which will improve your employability and increase your chances of promotion. The Apprenticeship leaflet under downloads will explain your options and direct you to those providers who can help you to start your career.

Get a job, get paid, get trained, go further (Aimhigher) with an Apprenticeship. Available in a wide range of occupational areas so whatever your interests are, there is bound to be something for you.

You can do an Apprenticeship at two levels — either Intermediate Level Apprenticeship (level 2) or Advanced Level Apprenticeship (level 3) — whatever suits you best.

If you’re not quite ready for an Apprenticeship then Foundation Learning could be right for you.