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Apprenticeships with The Bedford College Group

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We are proud to work alongside around 750 employers who see value in providing apprenticeship opportunities to over 1,350 apprentices, within their business.

Our dedicated Business Engagement Account Managers and Apprenticeship Recruitment Specialists will collaborate closely with you, the employer, ensuring you receive support and guidance at every stage of enrolling your apprentice onto their apprenticeship programme.

Our Apprenticeship Offering

We specialise is delivering apprenticeships across a wide range of key industries, ensuring that your business can get the skills that it needs.

- Business Services - Human Resources
- Childcare & Teaching - Land-Based
- Construction Trades - Logistics
- Digital - Management
- Electrical - Motor Vehicle
- Engineering - Plumbing & Gas
- Finance - Sales
- Hairdressing - Technical & Professional Construction
- Hospitality

Employer Guide to Apprenticeships

Off-the-job training

Off-the-job training is an essential component and a mandatory requirement of an apprenticeship.

Furthermore, off-the-job training is defined as learning which is undertaken outside of day-to-day work duties and leads towards the achievement of the apprenticeship. This training takes place within the apprentice’s normal (contracted) working hours. The off-the-job training must be directly relevant to the apprenticeship. The minimum off-the-job training for a full-time apprentice is an average of six hours per week.

Off-the-job training can be covered by:

- College attendance - Working on assignments and revision activities
- Work shadowing - Completing job reports
- Observing skilled workers - Accessing practical training at work
- Learning new tasks - Developing portfolio (OneFile)
- Leading on new projects

English & Maths

English and maths are an essential part of every apprenticeship and each apprentice will have English and maths skills developed as part of their programme.

For those apprentices who have not already achieved their GCSE grade 4/C (or other equivalent English/maths qualification), they may need to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 English and maths qualifications as part of their apprenticeship.

Should apprentices need to complete Function Skills English and maths, they will be fully supported to complete these by our dedicated Functional Skills staff at The Bedford College Group.

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