Title slide: “Leeds Apprenticeship Hub”
Question appears on screen: “Why did you decide to do an Apprenticeship??”
John, Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “I decided to do an apprenticeship because
it gives you that professional qualification and the ability to kind of move your career forwards within a certain industry. ”
Imogen, Cultural Learning and Participation Apprentice, Leeds Heritage Theatres “I really liked the idea of earning on the job
and learning from industry professionals,I won't have any student debt there are no learning costs for me I'm paid to be here
in the building which is great and also, I love that it's a qualification that's recognised everywhere and I can take somewhere else
when I finish my apprenticeship”
Will, Bricklaying Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “My most favourite part of the job is
after you've been at work all day
and then you look about
and you see what you've done
you check if it's level and its bang on level
and you just get that gratification
at the end of the day
that you know you've done it well
and you've done it right
and you know it looks good and even
your boss is telling you all well done”
Ritika, Customer Service Apprentice, OpenReach “I've done two of the most highly technical
roles during the course of my apprenticeship
and I am an HR professional so I did not
even know what numbers are
but here I got trained skilled and then I was
empowered to run the patch by myself”
Question appears on screen: “What are the benefits of an apprenticeship?”
Imogen, Cultural Learning and Participation Apprentice, Leeds Heritage Theatres “One of the main benefits I think is that
there are no learning costs for me
so I don't need a student loan
I earn a wage I am paid to be here”
John, Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “I think the benefits of an apprenticeship it gives
you that technical knowledge to an employer
and such as university you can kind of get
stuck into your projects there
but it doesn't give you as much
real-world experiences”
Ritika, Customer Service Apprentice, OpenReach “It's a level three what I'm pursuing and it's an
advanced apprenticeship program
for 18 months
so during our program we've had milestones
to achieve and monthly assignments to do
but at the end of 18 months I'll have
to sit for an end point assessment
after which I will be a qualified
NCBQ L3 apprentice
. Who knows telecom
operations and planning?”
Will, Bricklaying Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “I work with there's another three apprentices
and the few of other bricklayers
they're all supportive they're all uh
they're all great to work around
we have a laugh, yeah it's alright to be honest
it's a really good environment to work in
and I couldn't really ask for a much
better bunch of lads to work with”
Question appears on screen: “What support do you get when studying?”
Imogen, Cultural Learning and Participation Apprentice, Leeds Heritage Theatres “So, I usually meet with my training provider
once a month from the college
we meet online or in person to look
at the work I've already done
and to get some feedback on that and to
then identify gaps in my knowledge”
Ritika, Customer Service Apprentice, OpenReach “With our training provider they've given
us monthly coaching and guiding sessions
they also conduct a lot of classroom sessions
and make sure that we understand the impact
of our role in the larger scheme of affairs”
Question appears on screen: “What are some of the common misconceptions about apprenticeships?”
John, Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “I think some common misconceptions
of apprenticeship could be that
it's always going to be in construction like
there's lots of different types of apprenticeships”
Imogen, Cultural Learning and Participation Apprentice, Leeds Heritage Theatres “The work you do isn't real work it's not true
I'm given true responsibility within the team
true jobs with real deadlines that help
the team and the organisation as a whole”
Will, Bricklaying Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “Go make me a cup of tea!
you know you don't really do ought,
you know you're just there as a dog's body,
but you're not you're you know you're
there to work, you know earn money,
to learn trade and to become good
at what you're doing”
John, Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “Also you don't have to be 16 and do it like I'm
27 now and in my second year apprenticeship
so at any age I think you can, can go for it
if you if you want to,
to kind of follow yourself in a given sector”
Question appears on screen: “Do you have any advice?”
Will, Bricklaying Apprentice, Leeds College of Building “Put 100% effort into it and you will come out
you know it will be beneficial to you”
John, Carpentry and Joinery Apprentice, Leeds College of Building "My advice is for anyone who's thinking
about an apprenticeship
is have a look and see
what you're interested in
because when you're interested in
something you learn 10 times more
than if it's something that your pushed
into via you know
peer pressure, family if everybody's
going into the same industry
but I'd say find what you like doing learn as
much as you can prior to starting
and just enjoy the journey and
get into something that you want to do"
Closing slide:
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