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Are you looking to accelerate an apprenticeship?

The Pathway to Accelerated Apprenticeship Skills Bootcamps are aimed at supporting learners and employers to provide the necessary skills and understanding prior to starting an apprenticeship, while reducing the duration of it. This will provide better opportunity to explore the commitment required from both parties prior to enrolment and allow the apprenticeship to be accelerated, providing benefits to both the learner and the employer.

Skills Bootcamps Available

Lead organisation name

The Skills Network

Summary and entry requirements

Skills Bootcamps are free, flexible courses of up to 16 weeks, for people looking for a new role or job opportunity. You will be offered an interview with an employer once you complete your course. If you claim Universal Credit, you can apply and continue to claim benefits.

You may be eligible to apply for a Skills Bootcamp if you:

  • are aged 19 or over,
  • have the right to work in the UK,
  • live in England,
  • meet residency requirements (we can check this).

Some Skills Bootcamps have additional eligibility criteria, including home postcode. Contact us to check if you're eligible and to apply for the course.

All Early Years apprenticeship learners are subject to a mandatory Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) paid for by The Skills Network.

You must have achieved a Level 1 (GCSE grade D/GCSE grade 3) qualification. Applicants with a Level 1 English and Maths qualification must be willing to complete a Level 2 Functional Skills qualification as part of the Early Years Educator apprenticeship.

What will you learn?

Within this course you will gain an understanding of the Early Years Foundation Stage and learn how to plan appropriate activities for children aged 0-5 years.
You will complete four units which are:
Understanding child development, understanding the importance of health and wellbeing in an early year setting, understanding how to safeguard and child protection and understanding the importance of Equality, diversity and inclusion.

How will you learn?

Remote learning via on-line live sessions with a Tutor, group work, 121's and independent study using the Equal platform.

Contact

The Skills Network - https://bit.ly/3yzydko

Lead organisation name

Realise Training Group

Summary and entry requirements

This course is for individuals who have a passion for shaping little minds and are looking to start a fulfilling career in early years.

After completing the programme of up to 12 weeks, you will be guaranteed an interview with a local nursery, helping kickstart your new career in early years!

You may be eligible to apply for a Skills Bootcamp if you:
  • Are 19 years old or over
  • Have the right to work in the UK
  • Live in England
  • Meet residency requirements

What will you learn?

You will gain all the essential job-ready skills that nursery employers are looking for, including paediatric first aid and DBS checks.

Learning phases will include:
  • Teamwork and communication
  • Child development
  • Safeguarding
  • Health and safety
  • Equality and diversity
You will also benefit from dedicated career coaching to help ensure that you’re prepared for your guaranteed interview.

How will you learn?

Skills Bootcamps are designed to be flexible and work around you and your needs.

Online study: Choose to study in the mornings, afternoons, evenings or weekends from the comfort of your own home.

Face-to-face study: Learn with like-minded people in a local training centre.

Contact

Lead organisation name

Weston College

Summary and entry requirements

This course is for adults 19+ wanting to pursue a career in the early years sector through a level 3 apprenticeship. This course will help to accelerate your study in order to reduce the time you need to spend on an apprenticeship by up to 6 months.

You will need to have at least functional skills level 2/ GCSE grade C/4 in maths and English or willing to work towards this. Learners will also need some IT literacy and access to a laptop.
All learners will also have to undertake a DBS check and therefore need suitable identification for this application.

What will you learn?

You will cover 3 major themes, Equality, diversity and Inclusion (EDI), Safeguarding as well as Learning and child development. In addition you will also achieve a paediatric first aid certification.

How will you learn?

The course will be blended between online learning and face to face sessions all taught live as well as practical onsite work experience with an employer.

Contact

Contact us

If you are having issues contacting providers or would like to submit a question or query, contact us at multiplyandskillsbootcamps@westofengland-ca.gov.uk  below with ‘Skills Bootcamps’ in the subject line.

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