Is a traineeship for me?

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A traineeship is a skills development programme that includes a work experience placement.

Traineeships help prepare young people aged 16 to 24, or 25 with an education, health and care plan, for employment or an apprenticeship.

Traineeships must include at least 70 hours of work experience placement. They can last from 6 weeks up to 1 year, but most last less than 6 months.

Employers can offer a work experience placement to a trainee. They will work with a training provider to design the programme.

We will assess your needs and help you to find a progrmame and a route that suits you.

You may need pre-employment training before starting yourt work experience placement.

Employers will then work with us to plan and agree:

• the length of the work experience placement
• the days the trainee works
• how the programme will be delivered

Traineeships are flexible. Employers can change the programme as they go to make sure they and the trainee get the most out of it.

We will also help you to increase your maths, English and ICT skills as we know that these skills are vital for career success, so don't worry if you didn't achieve the grades you wanted at school or college, your opportunity for learning never stops.