Traineeships

Traineeships are an opportunity for young people to gain real work experience, job skills and improve their English and maths, if needed.

Traineeships give young people aged 16 to 24 the skills and experience that employers are looking for, helping them to boost their careers prospects with an apprenticeship or other employment in the future.

The duration of the traineeship programme is for a minimum of six weeks and can last up to a maximum of six months with the content tailored to the individual’s needs including:

- A work experience placement of 100 hours minimum (for benefit claimants, a maximum of 240 hours) which ensures young people are ready and have the confidence to take the first step in their career, securing a job and to succeed in employment.

- Work preparation training focusing on activities to help the learner progress to an apprenticeship or other employment. You must connect it to the learner’s employability needs and it may cover aspects such as writing CVs, interview preparation, job searching and inter-personal and communication skills.

− Maths and English 1 support, if needed, to help them get the skills they need to boost their career prospects.

Traineeships are an ideal opportunity for young people aged 16 to 24 of all abilities, who are motivated to get a job but lack the skills and experience that employers are looking for.

Suitable candidates would be those young people who have been unsuccessful when applying for a job or apprenticeship due to lack of skills or experience.

The core aims of our traineeships are personal development and employability; these are the many different pathways which can be used in order to achieve this: