Apprenticeships Explained
All You Need To Know About Apprenticeships
Dynamic Training are experts in delivering bespoke and accessible apprenticeships and healthcare programmes. Let us help you to understand the significant benefits of apprenticeships, either to you or your workforce.
With a commitment to excellence and a vision for the future, we extend an invitation to individuals seeking to harness their potential and to employers dedicated to fostering talent within their teams. Whether they are beginning their career or looking to enhance their skills, our programmes offer a ladder to new heights of expertise and confidence.
Dynamic Training offer a range of apprenticeship programmes across the healthcare, healthcare science and healthcare support service sectors, all of which are accessible and tailored to the individual needs of our learners.
What Are Apprenticeships?
An apprenticeship is a real job with training. Individuals earn while they learn, gaining valuable skills and knowledge in a specific job role. There are currently over 600 apprenticeship roles approved for delivery.
Businesses in all industry sectors in England can recruit apprentices and depending on the level of the apprenticeship and job role, they can take between twelve months and five years to complete.
For Each Dynamic Training Apprenticeship Programme...
- Apprentices will be allocated a Dynamic Training Skills & Development Coach who will support and guide you for the duration of your apprenticeship.
- The apprenticeship programme will be delivered as blended learning through a combination of both online and face to face delivery.
- Apprentices will need to have good internet access and a suitable device such as a laptop, or tablet to work on.
- Microsoft Teams is used for coaching sessions (one-to-one) and for taught sessions (group)
- During the apprenticeship programme, apprentices will participate in training, development and on-going review activities that will include:
- Induction (onto the programme)
- Taught training sessions
- Internal continuous professional development
- Mentoring/buddy support
- Completion of a portfolio of evidence
- Tripartite progress reviews with the line manager/mentor and the assigned
- Dynamic Training, Skills and Development Coach
So What Happens During The Apprenticeship Process?
The apprentice will be allocated a Dynamic Training Skills & Development Coach who will support and guide them for the duration of their apprenticeship. Within 2 - 3 weeks of the apprenticeship induction, their Skills & Development Coach will meet with the apprentice and their line manager in the workplace to plan the 20% off the job activity and complete the individual learning plan.
An apprentice will require regular meetings with their Skills & Development Coach who will plan to stretch and challenge the apprentice’s learning. The apprentice will also be learning and developing new skills/competencies and knowledge in the workplace that need to meet the requirements of the apprenticeship standard.
The apprenticeship programme will be delivered as blended learning. Blended learning is a combination of both online and face to face delivery. The apprentice will need to have good internet access and a suitable device such as a smart phone, laptop, or tablet to work on. Microsoft Teams is used for coaching sessions and taught sessions. Please ensure that your apprentice has Microsoft Teams and is permitted to use these applications in order to complete their training.
During the on programme phase of an apprenticeship, an apprentice must achieve 20% off the job training, study for a qualification (if one is included in their apprenticeship) and achieve English, maths (and in some cases ICT) Functional Skills qualifications, if not already held.
Assessment Gateway
Upon completion of the apprenticeship programme, the apprentice will go through gateway. This is a 3 way meeting with the apprentice, their line manager, and the Skills & Development Coach, confirming the mandatory aspects of the apprenticeship have been completed and the apprentice is ready to undertake the end point assessment phase of the apprenticeship with the independent End Point Assessment Organisation.
End-Point Assessment
The End Point Assessment phase of an apprenticeship is typically 6 - 12 weeks following gateway. The date for the End Point Assessment is booked and the apprentice completes the necessary activities to ensure the End Point Assessment can be undertaken.
The End Point Assessment will incorporate different assessment components such as, interview, observation, presentation, multiple choice questions, scenario based questions. The assessment components will vary, depending on the apprenticeship the apprentice is undertaking. The independent assessor will determine the overall grade. An apprentice can be graded: fail, pass, merit or distinction.
For a full breakdown of apprenticeships and the various stages of the apprenticeship process, you can find out more here:
Who Is Involved In An Apprenticeship?
Dynamic Training Information Sessions
Dynamic Training host various webinars which seek to inform, educate and answer questions on apprenticeships, the apprenticeship process and our various apprenticeship programmes.
If you would like to know more about apprenticeships, we recommend you join us for a free online information session.
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