My name is Jake Cousins, I work for Gibbs Gears. My employer is a manufacturer and my role is CNC programming. How did you come to be an Apprentice? I had been looking since I left school, but I struggled to find one straight away, so did a year at college and when I finished that, I found the apprenticeship. My brother had done an apprenticeship – he is a bit older than me – so he guided me as to what I needed to know and what I should be looking for. What do you gain from an apprenticeship? […]
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When considering what to do when you have finished your exams, what is on your list of next things to do?
When considering what to do when you have finished your exams, enjoying the summer sunshine and holidays will be high on the list for many. But before packing your bags consideration needs to be made of the choices for your further education in September. Two educational routes are open, Academic and Vocational – University or Apprenticeship. Both are equally valid and both can lead to degree level qualifications. The difference is an Apprenticeship pays a salary whilst you learn and a University course does not. In relation to Apprenticeships, Britain’s most successful former Apprentices are worth £20 Billion between them. […]
Apprenticeship Levels explained
There are three different Apprenticeship levels – Intermediate, Advanced and Higher. Choosing the right level of Apprenticeship for you is pretty easy. First, it’s important to understand what each of these qualifications means: Intermediate Apprenticeships are Level 2 qualifications, which are equivalent to GCSE. Advanced Apprenticeships are Level 3 qualifications, which are equivalent to A Levels. Higher Apprenticeships are Level 4 or 5, equivalent to a foundation degree, Higher National Certificate (HNC), Higher National Diploma (HND) or degree. So really, it depends on the qualifications that you’ve already achieved as to the level of Apprenticeship that’s going to be best […]
University vs Apprenticeships
When you’re coming towards the end of school and start thinking about your options for the future, often uni seems to be the obvious choice – but is it the right option for you and your career future? Perhaps an Apprenticeship would be a better option? Well, an important thing to remember is that it’s not really a final choice between one or the other – if you decide to undertake an Apprenticeship, this doesn’t mean that you’re ruling out university. In fact, when you complete a Higher Apprenticeship you are gaining a Level 4 or higher qualification such as […]
