Advanced Apprenticeships focus on advanced techniques and supervisory skills for those with an Apprenticeship working in a supervisory or managerial position.
It is equivalent to two A Levels and takes between 18-24 months, depending upon the NVQ and experience and qualifications of the individual. It can also be used as a stepping stone to university.
Benefits
Your Advanced Apprenticeship consists of the following four elements:
National Vocational Qualification NVQ - Level 3
The NVQ is the most practical element of your Apprenticeship. It assesses the knowledge and experience you have within your chosen vocational area. It breaks down the key parts of your job into a series of units describing the skills and knowledge you need to do your job effectively. Completion of these units demonstrates that you can actually do your job.
Technical Certificates
These focus on the theory of your job role and help you to acquire valuable insights into the sector in which you work. Technical Certificates are specific to your job and give you useful skills and background knowledge that you'll be able to put into every day practice.
Employment responsibilities and rights
This part of the Apprenticeship covers employment law and company procedures. It is designed to give a sound knowledge base of the employment rights and obligations from the perspective of both employer and employee.
Key Skills
These are skills you use all of the time - at work and at home. All Apprenticeships include Communication and Application of Number Key skills. Once you have attained your Key Skill qualifications they are transferable to any Apprenticeship and essential in everyday life.