Traineeships – The
Programme
Who are they for?
•Traineeships are designed for
unemployed young people aged 16-23
who:
 can secure (after help on the traineeship
programme) an Apprenticeship or job within
six months of starting the traineeship.
 are not “apprenticeship ready”
NB: The age range ‘16-18’ refers to young people aged 16, 17 or 18 on 31 August in the relevant funding year.
The age range ‘19-24’ refers to young people aged 19, 20 or 21or 22 or 23 on 31 August in the relevant funding year.
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Duration
• The duration of traineeships will be a maximum of six
months.
• The aim of traineeships is to secure young people’s
progression to an apprenticeship or sustainable job as
quickly as possible. Where young people successfully
progress earlier than anticipated, we will ensure that this is
counted as completing the traineeship.
• We expect the duration of the work placement within a
traineeship to be at least six weeks and no more than five
months.
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Traineeships – indicative framework
1 - 6 Months Duration
Apprenticeship
Employability Skills
Maths & English
Flexible content – Employer decides
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Interview
Work Placement
Job
Learning
What is a Traineeship? – 4 elements
• A high quality work placement to give the young person
meaningful experience, develop workplace skills, and provide
an opportunity to prove themselves to an employer.
• A focused period of work preparation training.
 This might focus on areas like CV writing, interview preparation, job
search, self-discipline and inter-personal skills.
• English and maths for young people who have not achieved
a GCSE Grade C or equivalent.
• The flexibility to include other elements such as
vocational/industry specific content & qualifications
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Who are they for?
• For 16-18 year olds, employers will have the flexibility to
work with young people who have a full Level 2
qualifications but not full Level 3, reflecting the need for
young people aged 16-18 to undertake high quality work
experience in preparation for employment.
• For 19-23 year olds, the programme will be available only
for those who have not yet achieved their first full Level 2
qualification.
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Who are they for?
Initial Assessment is Key
Need intensive
Support
(long way
from
Job Market)
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Need
Support but;
“work ready”
in 6 months
Apprenticeship/
Job Ready
Who can deliver traineeships
•
In 2013/2014, providers are only eligible to deliver traineeship
provision if they have achieved an Ofsted inspection grade of
Outstanding (Grade 1) or Good (Grade 2).
•
Apprenticeship providers must not use 16-18 Apprenticeship budget to
deliver traineeships.
•
Provider traineeship allocations must be used for the sole purpose of
delivering traineeships.
•
If you are a lead provider with a funding agreement to deliver
traineeships, you can subcontract to existing subcontractors who had
been declared on the Subcontracting Register at 1st of June 2013.
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Who is delivering in 13/14
• The Skills Funding Agency and Education Funding Agency have
jointly published a list of providers who are eligible and their
intention to deliver the Traineeships programme for the 2013/2014
year.
• The list of eligible providers and their intention to deliver can be
found on the Skills Funding Agency website.
• The list will be updated again in October for publication in
November.
• If you want to ask any questions in relation to the list please contact
• Traineeships@Skillsfundingagency.bis.gov.uk
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Traineeships –
Employer
benefits
Why employers should get involved
• Traineeships:
• Allow employers to open up their recruitment process to a wider range
of candidates, enabling them to talent spot and reduce the risks of
recruitment.
• Educate young people in how your business works and what would be
expected of them in the workplace.
• Educate young people about your wider industry and encourage young
people to consider a career in your industry.
• Provide development opportunities for existing staff as supervisors,
mentors and managers.
• Could consolidate existing work experience programmes under funded
traineeship brand.
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A “Good” Traineeship
Progression is realistic prospect
No prospect of progression
Robust Initial assessment
No initial Assessment
Know who the employer is
Vague about the employer
Interest matched to employer
“Any old” work placement
Individualised ILP/ T Agreement
Generic ILP/No Agreement
Employer really involved
Minimal Employer involvement
Stimulating work placement
Boring work placement
Help & support young person
Extra pair of hands
Proactive employer
Passive employer
Quality Interview with feedback
No interview – Vague feedback
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Questions?