Latest update from Warwickshire's Apprenticeship Hub
Apprenticeship Levy Funds are, as ever, available for WCC schools to invest in training through apprenticeships for new or existing staff.
Between April 2018 and March 2019 there were 82 apprenticeship starts across WCC schools, a fantastic return, with a number of schools making use of apprenticeships for the first time.
If your school is yet to make use of apprenticeships or levy funding, but you’re interested in changing that, please don’t hesitate to contact the Apprenticeship Hub for help to get started.
Careers Events
For several years now, the Apprenticeship Hub has been present at secondary school and sixth form careers events and has supported schools across the county when they run these. We want to support any event across the county, so if you are planning one, please let us know and we will be very happy to come along and speak to your students about apprenticeships, work experience and careers within Warwickshire County Council.
Which apprenticeships are available for school employees?
There are numerous types of apprenticeship already available to use for roles in schools, these include:
- Teaching Assistant
- PE in School Sports
- Early Years Educator
- Business Administration
- Leadership and Management
- IT Support
- Property Maintenance
- Customer Service
- Accounting
- Play worker
- School Business Manager
- Teacher
- Learning Mentor
- HR
Who can deliver Apprenticeship Training?
There are many different types of training providers, including FE Colleges, Universities, private training companies, and some employers can even deliver apprenticeship training for themselves and others.
Warwickshire County Council is contracted with several apprenticeship training providers. Please be aware that WCC-maintained schools must only use training providers who are contracted to deliver apprenticeship training for the Council, as it is an ESFA requirement that a contract exists between an employer and a training provider for the delivery of apprenticeships. If you wish to work with a training provider but you are unsure if they are contracted with us, contact the Apprenticeship Hub – we can advise on which training provider may be best suited to deliver for your school and get them to contact you for further support.
Further help, advice and support
The Apprenticeship Hub will support you and your school with advice and information about apprenticeships and the apprenticeship levy. We can help you to choose a training provider, promote your apprenticeship vacancies, and enable you to pay for apprenticeship training via the levy if you are a maintained school.
To contact the Apprenticeship Hub, call 01926 418040 or email apprentice@warwickshire.gov.uk.