{"id":113,"date":"2014-07-03T09:21:59","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T09:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/?p=113"},"modified":"2014-07-21T08:14:17","modified_gmt":"2014-07-21T08:14:17","slug":"is-an-apprenticeship-right-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/is-an-apprenticeship-right-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Is an Apprenticeship right for you?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing which path of education or training you want to follow after school can be tough \u2013you may be considering an Apprenticeship, but how will you know if an Apprenticeship is right for you? Well, Apprenticeships certainly have their advantages! You\u2019ll be earning while you\u2019re learning \u2013 all Apprentices get paid at least the Apprentice Minimum Wage, but the average is around \u00a3170 per week. You\u2019ll achieve a great quality national qualification. You get to combine studying and on-the-job training \u2013 you learn real skills by applying them in the workplace. You\u2019re future prospects are also great \u2013 many Apprentices get the opportunity to work towards promotion within the company following their Apprenticeship. There\u2019s a huge choice of Apprenticeships available too, across a range of industries and sectors, so your options for career paths are really varied.<\/p>\n<p>It can be really helpful to gain some insight into whether an Apprenticeship is right for you by seeking some work experience with a similar company to the sort of company you might be working for. This gives you a chance to see first-hand the type of environment that you might be working, to ask questions about the type of work that you might be doing, and if they currently have Apprentices you can ask them about their experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Take a good look around the ATG Apprenticeships website too \u2013 there are articles in the <a title=\"Latest ATG Apprenticeships News\" href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\">news area<\/a> that provide more detail about particular types of Apprenticeships. We also have <a title=\"ATG Apprenticeships YouTube channel\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC6i8lW6QQakIved-csZ-UEg\" target=\"_blank\">videos featuring current Apprentices<\/a> \u2013 you can hear their thoughts and views on their work and training. And our new <a title=\"ATG Apprentice Case Studies\" href=\"http:\/\/atgapprenticeships.com\/casestudies\/\" target=\"_blank\">case studies section<\/a> has examples of ATG Apprentices, with information on the Apprenticeship they are undertaking or have completed, the type of work they&#8217;ve been involved in and their thoughts on the whole thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing which path of education or training you want to follow after school can be tough \u2013you may be considering an Apprenticeship, but how will you know if an Apprenticeship is right for you? Well, Apprenticeships certainly have their advantages! You\u2019ll be earning while you\u2019re learning \u2013 all Apprentices get paid at least the Apprentice Minimum Wage, but the average is around \u00a3170 per week. You\u2019ll achieve a great quality national qualification. You get to combine studying and on-the-job training \u2013 you learn real skills by applying them in the workplace. You\u2019re future prospects are also great \u2013 many Apprentices [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,5],"tags":[16],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is an Apprenticeship right for you? - Latest ATG Apprenticeships News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Is an Apprenticeship right for you? 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