Education and Training

PR DeliveringYou’ve spent most of your life so far in education, and by doing an Apprenticeship you’ll be taking your education a stage further. But it doesn’t stop there. Training continues throughout our lives as we take on new jobs, develop our skills or even change career.

We never stop learning, and that's where roles in this sector come in. The Education and Training sector isn’t just about teachers. In schools, classroom assistants have a big responsibility, helping teachers to plan and conduct their lessons. They work with individual students and groups of all ages. If you choose to go down this route, the skills and experience you pick up on your Apprenticeship could lead to further teaching qualifications.

But education doesn’t have to happen in a classroom. People in every walk of life need to train and improve their skills. That could mean a company director attending a seminar on how to make their business greener, older workers going on a course to brush up their IT skills, or restaurant staff taking certificates in food hygiene. Then there are the skills that people learn within the workplace: how the new computer system works, how to operate machinery safely, how to deal with customer complaints.

There’s a growing demand for people who can design and deliver this sort of on-the-job training effectively. Education and Training is all about communication. While you need to know your subject area, you’ll also need to help others understand and get excited by it. Good people skills are important too.

  • Learning and Development / Direct Training

    This Advanced Level Apprenticeship is about helping people learn new skills and improve their existing ones so that they can do their jobs more effectively. Some trainers are employed within an organisation to run training programmes for new recruits, or to assess the needs of existing staff and work with them to develop their skills. There are also consultancy companies that offer specialised training programmes, such as computer skills or management techniques.

    Direct training and support targets people with a specific training need. This type of training teaches clients how to do something, and then supports the learning process until the client is confident enough to do it independently.

    On this Advanced Level Apprenticeship, you’ll choose between learning and development or direct training and support. On either side, you could be training people or helping out with administration (training companies are just like any other business, with phones to be answered and bookings to be made). Your area of expertise will depend on your employer – but it would be sensible to go for a specialism that interests you. Whether working one-to-one or with a big group of people, you’ll need confidence, patience and creativity.

    The following providers offer this specialism:

    Hull Business Training Centre

  • Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools

    This Apprenticeship is about providing support in the classroom. After all, teachers aren’t the only ones who make a difference to learning in schools. Learning support staff, such as teaching assistants or cover supervisors, play a vital role in today’s classrooms by making sure students get the most out of their lessons. They work with teachers, carry out duties like lesson preparation, and work with small groups or individuals, allowing the teacher to concentrate on teaching the class. Some learning support staff specialise in areas like music or special needs.

    As an Intermediate Level Apprentice, you’ll work under the close supervision of a class teacher. Your duties will vary depending on how the teachers you work with plan their lessons and handle day-to-day classroom activities – however, you could find yourself supervising arts and crafts activities, helping with outings, or reading to the class.

    The Advanced Level Apprenticeship adds more responsibility to the role. You could help plan, carry out and evaluate a wide range of learning activities. You’ll work both alongside the teacher to support classroom activities, and alone with individuals or groups of students. It’s a good stepping-stone to a foundation degree or Higher Level Teaching Assistant training.

    The following providers offer this specialism:

    Hull Business Training Centre

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