Apprenticeship Information and Advice Workshop Evaluation Report now available
The 2010/11 academic year saw CfL work closely with schools for the eighth year running.
This year, however, we have been a victim of the local authority budget cuts and available school funding, and our delivery of this service was only provided to 23 schools across the Humber sub-region. A total of 156 workshops were delivered to over 4,200 pupils, our lowest delivery to date. However the service we have provided to these schools, the feedback and impact that it has provided to the pupils is overwhelming. The Apprenticeships Information and Advice workshops are well valued across the schools that have worked with us over the last 8 years and this is evident in the responses provided as part of the annual evaluation of this service, with comments including:
· "Pupils fully engage with the workshop and have used the IAG given in making applications"
· "Developed understanding of difference between apprenticeships and college courses"
· "Increased awareness of apprenticeship route. [They] Always state that this is the best of the presentations received."
· “The best outside speaker in the county”
The intelligence CfL has gathered as part of the Apprenticeship Information and Advice workshops provides vital information on the impact that these workshops have on the young people:
94% of pupils confirmed that the workshop has increased their understanding of Apprenticeships and of those surveyed, 24% are interested in commencing an Apprenticeship when they leave school, compared to 14% who are considering college. Young people were also asked to provide information on the impact that the workshop had on them, comments included:
· "I learnt a lot, I knew nothing before"
· "It felt like he really wanted to help and make a good impact on our future
· "I know more and understand my options"
· "I didn't know hardly anything about Apprenticeships, but I know a lot more now "
The full evaluation report of the 2010/11 academic year is attached below
