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UCAS

An Introduction to

Apprenticeships for Parents and Students

What are apprenticeships?

Earn a wageReal job with

real responsibilities

Contract of employmentincluding holiday pay

Study towards ajob related qualification

Work for at least30 hours per week

The truth about apprenticeships

Social life?

EARN A

SALARYGAIN A

DEGREE

NO FEESTO PAY

YOU CANRELOCATE

90%STAY INWORK

POST-APPRENTICESHIP

Accounting

Teaching Cyber Security

Horticulture

Surveying

Creative & Digital

Legal Services Journalism

Project management

ArchitectAviation

Nursing

Dental Nursing Hospitality Hairdressing

The range of apprenticeships

And many more….

Which employers offer

apprenticeships?

IT and Cyber Security

Customer ServiceSecurityFacilities ManagementLegal

Human Resources (HR)Finance

Business DevelopmentMarketing

Data AnalyticsSales

Logistics

Training and Development

Look inside the company!

LEVEL

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & BEHAVIOURS

Intermediate apprenticeship

Level 2

Advanced apprenticeship

Level 3

Higher apprenticeship

Level 4-7

Degree apprenticeship

Level 6 & 7

The levels of apprenticeships

LEVEL

SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & BEHAVIOURS

Intermediate apprenticeship

Level 2

Advanced apprenticeship

Level 3

Higher apprenticeship

Level 4-7

Degree apprenticeship

Level 6 & 7

Different delivery models

Online learning

Attend college or

training provider

Classroom learning

Workplace learning

20% of your paid time

for off-the-job

learning

Work full time and study part-time

100+ UNIVERSITIES

HIGHER AND DEGREEAPPRENTICESHIPS

Learning Salary No Debt NUS Experience 4-6 Years

How do apprenticeships compare to

full time university?

University fees paid by

employer and/or government

Are there any jobs?

How many vacancies are

near me?

28,000+ vacanciesIn your area:

5 miles = 51 vacancies10 miles = 179 vacancies15 miles = 302 vacancies20 miles = 342 vacancies

Apprenticeship jobs in the

local area

Job opportunity Closing

date

Weekly

salary

Annual

salary

Information Systems Business

Analyst Apprenticeship – Higher

18 Nov 2019 £278.85 £14,500.00

Digital Solutions Professional

Degree Apprentice

09 Dec 2019 £170.00 -

£270.00

£8,840 –

£14,040

Advanced Engineering

Apprentice - Higher

03 Jan 2020 £241.54 –

£384.29

£12,560 -

£19,983

Degree Apprenticeship in

Business Leadership and

Management Practice

30 Jun 2020 Competitive

salary

Competitive

salary

Solicitor Apprenticeship 01 Dec 2019Possible start

date: 21 Sep

2020

£317.31 £16,500.00

How do you find an apprenticeship?

Manageyour alerts

41

Register on Find an apprenticeship

Contactcompanies

5

Do yourresearch

2

Searchand apply

3To find an

apprenticeship visit

GOV.UK and search for

apprenticeships

WHERE ELSE TO LOOK?Where else to look?

The company websiteSocial media Your friends and

family

How can I tell if it’s a ‘good’

apprenticeship?

Resources for parents

• Monthly Parents’ Packs

amazingapprenticeships.com

• Translated Resources

https://amazingapprenticeships.com/resources/

Contact us

Follow the National Apprenticeship Service:@ApprenticeshipsFireitupappsNational Apprenticeship ServiceSearch for apprenticeships on GOV.UK or call 08000 150 400

Any questions?

CAREERS IN ACCOUNTANCY

Lewis Farish – ABA assistant

Who am I?

Level 4 AAT Qualified Accounts Assistant

• What is AAT?

• What is an Accounts Assistant

• What other options are there in Accountancy?

- ABA/Consultancy

- Audit

- Corporate Tax

- Private Tax

- Corporate Finance

- And more

Options post sixth form

Vs.University Apprenticeship

• Complete non-specific degree (3+

years)

• Professional exams (3 years)

• Become qualified

• Complete qualification (AAT/ATT)

(2 years)

• Professional exams (3 years)

• Become qualified

Application processes

Steps to start your career

• Attend open evenings and office visits

• Get online and apply (everywhere!) – as its quite competitive (RSM received 16,000

applications for 800 places last year)

• Online tests

• Telephone interview (dependant)

• Video interview

• Assessment centre

• Final interviews (face to face)

• Receive a job offer

Careers at RSM

Why did I choose RSM?

• People

• Exam support

• University life not for me/no debt

• Options post qualified

• Work/life balance (this varies massively company to

company)

• Salary (area dependant)

• Local area

RSM open evening

Wednesday 4th December 2019 @ Newcastle office

Registration : 5:00pm

Start time : 5:30pm onwards

Venue : RSM, 1 St James Gate, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE1 4AD

RSVP to Rebecca Glynn – Rebecca.glynn@rsmuk.com

Any questions?

L Craggs November 2019

https://inews.co.uk/news/education/university-finance-graduate-premium-fall-employment-

education-817959

https://www.prospects.ac.uk/prospects-press-office/graduate-unemployment-rate-lowest-in-39-

years-as-skills-shortages-boost-prospects

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-42003418

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46073769

https://mancunion.com/2018/10/31/graduate-unemployment-at-its-lowest-for-39-years/

Look at costs involved

Read the prospectus

information

Look through ‘alternative’

guides e.g Unifrog, Which?

Uni, Unistats etc

Discuss your choices –

teachers, parents & friends

Compare courses - their

content & delivery

Register with UCAS Apply

and create your application

Talk to your tutor

Work on your Personal

Statement

Apply to up to five courses – appear in alphabetical order

Must have a range of entry criteria

Student fee - £25 (two choices or more), £20 (one choice)

UCAS uses ‘collusion detection software’ on all applicant

personal statements

All students will start an application (latest change of mind this

year was 19th June)

Thinking of deferring your entry? Two ways to do this…

• Checking application

form

• Checking and feeding

back on personal

statement drafts –

structure and balance

• Providing the academic

reference

• Checking and feeding

back on personal

statement drafts,

especially with ref. to

subject specifics

• Providing subject

references for the overall

academic reference

written by your referee

• Advice on course choice,

destination, finance

• Checking and feeding

back on personal

statement drafts –

grammar and spelling

• Help with payment

before sending (you

need a credit/debit card!)

• Advice on course choice

• Help on completing

sections of the

application form

• Checking and feeding

back on personal

statement drafts –

structure and content

• Act as referee for early

deadlines

• Advice on course choice

and alternatives to uni

• Help on completing

sections of the

application form

• Checking and feeding

back on personal

statement drafts –

structure and content

• Guy on Gumtree who

will write a Personal

Statement for a fee?

• Online Personal

Statement banks?

• Checking services?

• UCAS website advice

• Uni website advice

Applications open in September.

The first UCAS deadline is 15th October Oxford, Cambridge, Medicine, Dentistry and Veterinary Medicine

The second UCAS deadline is 15th January

Some universities require additional tests e.g. the BMAT or

UKCAT test (Medicine) or the LNAT test (Law) …there are others!

The first internal deadline is 5th October

The second internal deadline is 21st December

Some universities require additional tests e.g. the BMAT, TMUA

or UCAT test (Medicine) or the LNAT test (Law) …there are others!

St Robert of Newminster RC School & Sixth Form College

Mr Craggs will send the application to UCAS. There will be

an anxious wait (end of March!) before applicants receive

either…

Unconditional offer - As long as you complete any stated

examinations you have a place. Becoming more common…

Conditional offer - if you meet the set conditions, you have a

place. This normally means that you have to meet certain

grade/points requirements.

Unsuccessful – your application for that course has been

unsuccessful and you have not been offered a place

Offer of a place on a (usually slightly) different course

St Robert of Newminster RC School & Sixth Form College

When students have received responses from all of their

choices they then have to choose a firm and an insurance

choice by the deadline!

Firm - your first choice of course. If you meet the grade

requirements, you will attend this course.

Insurance - your second or back-up choice. If you fail to meet

the grade requirements for your firm choice, but meet the

requirements for this course, you can attend this course.

Other offers are declined

Important – you must choose an insurance choice with a

lower entry requirement!

St Robert of Newminster RC School & Sixth Form College