CAREER PLANNING Apprenticeships & Traineeships 1 © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

INTRODUCTION Welcome to ‘Apprenticeships & Traineeships’. Within this resource you can:  Find out about Apprenticeships and Traineeships  Consider how to challenge ‘gender stereotypes’ related to education, training and employment  Find out how to apply for Apprenticeships  Find out what support is available 2 SECTIONS What are Apprenticeships? What are Traineeships? Challenging Gender Stereotypes How to Apply For Apprenticeships Apprenticeships in the News Additional Support © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

WHAT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP? An Apprenticeship is a job with training. You can progress up the qualification ladder whilst you work. The qualifications you gain are equivalent to those you could get from a full time college course and you will be getting paid as you learn. Use these websites to find out more: 3 © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

WHAT IS A TRAINEESHIP? Traineeships prepare you for work or an Apprenticeship if you need to improve your qualifications and skills. They last between 6 weeks and 6 months. To do a Traineeship you need to be in one of the following groups:  out of work with little work experience  working for less than 16 hours a week  leaving school/college  finding it hard to get an Apprenticeship  not sure you have the skills for an Apprenticeship Find out more about traineeships at: 4 © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES 5 ‘Gender Stereotypes’ are commonly held beliefs that certain jobs are better for girls while others are better for boys. These views are based on values, beliefs and attitudes learned as we grow up and reinforced by inequality and distorted gender representation within career sectors. Typical examples could include more males in construction and more females in caring professions. It is important that we challenge our views on gender stereotyping by asking: Why should a job be more suitable for a male or female? How can we overcome barriers that perpetuate gender inequality in careers? Bournemouth & Poole College has produced a video in which young people talk about their attitudes to gender stereotyping in jobs and how doing an apprenticeship has helped them to move forward with their career plans. The message is clear, if you are interested in a particular career just: © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES 6 Overcoming gender stereotyping in careers: Challenge how you or others have developed assumptions about male and female job roles Use careers information to look at what specific jobs involve (e.g. interests, skills, abilities, qualifications etc.) and make informed decisions based on who you are and what you would like to do Find information and support to help you develop your interests. This could include doing work experience, college shadowing days, enterprise initiatives, attending conferences etc Seek out positive role models in the career you are considering and ask if they would ‘mentor’ you Look at labour market information to see what the balance of male to female employees is. If there is a gender imbalance look at links to ‘Professional Bodies’ to see how this is being addressed through information and initiatives. (e.g. see information given within the National Careers Service Job Profiles under ‘More Information’, ‘Opportunities’ and ‘Job Market Information’ sections) By doing an apprenticeship or vocational course you will have the opportunity to develop your knowledge, skills and abilities to show you are the right person for the job irrespective of your gender © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

CHALLENGING GENDER STEREOTYPES 7 These are useful websites that challenge gender stereotypes in careers with a focus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM). Some include video career profiles that look at success in overcoming personal challenges related to gender stereotyping: Future Morph Career Box icould Wise NGRF © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

HOW TO APPLY FOR APPRENTICESHIP To find an apprenticeship:  Check vacancies on the Government’s apprenticeship website  Use the new UCAS Progress website to search for local Apprenticeships  Check Apprenticeship programmes on the college website  Check Apprenticeship Vacancies on the college website 8 © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

APPRENTICESHIPS IN THE NEWS Some recent news articles on Apprenticeships & Traineeships:  Apprenticeships reach 2m milestone Apprenticeships reach 2m milestone  What draws school-leavers to apprenticeships? What draws school-leavers to apprenticeships?  Council partnership to create 25 construction apprenticeships Council partnership to create 25 construction apprenticeships  England apprenticeship vacancies 'up 24%', says NAS England apprenticeship vacancies 'up 24%', says NAS  DCCI President: We’ve started to value apprentices as much as graduates DCCI President: We’ve started to value apprentices as much as graduates  Bournemouth & Poole College train FS Apprentices for Liverpool Victoria Bournemouth & Poole College train FS Apprentices for Liverpool Victoria  Apprenticeships can drive UK growth, says report Apprenticeships can drive UK growth, says report  Apprenticeships: changing the 'not for my child' attitudes Apprenticeships: changing the 'not for my child' attitudes  Degree apprenticeships to offer 'no-fee HE‘ Degree apprenticeships to offer 'no-fee HE‘  Tony Hall announces new BBC apprenticeship schemes Tony Hall announces new BBC apprenticeship schemes  Degree apprenticeships launched to boost hi-tech skills Degree apprenticeships launched to boost hi-tech skills 9 © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY GOOD PRACTICE PROJECT 10 The materials in this pack, along with a video and teaching materials have been produced with the support of a grant from the Equality Challenge Unit as part of their ‘Equality and Diversity Good Practice Fund’. For more details go to: © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015

FURTHER SUPPORT 11 © Bournemouth & Poole College 2015 For further information contact the CEIAG Team at Bournemouth & Poole College Phone: support/advice-and-guidance