Building new skills, fresh ideas and a different perspective
Introduced in 1st August 2013. The programme will provide a
structured opportunity for young people who are
by the prospect of work to:
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Help develop the skills and experience they need to be
to employers.
Traineeships are designed to as an access route to
Apprenticeships or full employment.
Many young people lack the knowledge about job opportunities,
how to apply for jobs, how to write a good CV and a good
application.
There is a real mismatch between employers’ expectations of
young people during the recruitment process and young people’s
understanding of what is expected of them, particularly when it
comes to presentation and preparation.
Employers are finding it difficult to assess young people with limited
work experience and young people find it difficult to ‘market’
themselves to employers. As a result many young people struggle to
make the transition from education to work.
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Unemployed and have
work
experience
to work
Aged 16 to 18 and qualified below
level 3 or
19 up to 23 and have not yet
achieved a full level 2
Can be ready for employment or an
Apprenticeship within six months
of engaging in a Traineeship
Suitable
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have the
needed to start an
Apprenticeship or find work
The most
young
people, who require very intensive
support
Aged 24 plus (unless they have a
Learning Difficulty Assessment up
to academic age 25)
Already in a job
Not Suitable
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Must meet EFA’s residency requirements (EFAs
funding guidance for young people 2013/14)
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Must be 16-18 yrs in on 31st Aug in the relevant
funding year
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Not yet achieved a full level-3 qualification or
equivalent (such as 2 A Levels) or
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Aged 16 or over, but under 25, and have a
learning difficulty Assessment (LDA)
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Must meet SFA’s residency requirements (Annex 1 of the
Funding Rules 2013/14)
Be aged 19-23 at the start of the Traineeship
Not achieved a full level-2 qualification or above (5 GCSEs at
C or above = full)
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For those on benefits must be between 6 to 8 weeks
consecutively (12 weeks progression ??)
Must do any placement for at least 2 weeks in a row
No more than 16 hour rule applies to ‘training in classroom’
(not to work placement)
16 class + 14 W.E. = 30 hours in total
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Must be unemployed
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Have
work experience and be
prospect of it ….
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on work or the
Have been assessed by the provider as having a reasonable
chance of being employed, moving to an Apprenticeship or
full-time study programme (16-18 yrs only)
Q&As………..
Key elements:
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Work experience placement- 6 weeks up to 5 months (6 months total)
Must include a guaranteed interview either (i) for a job vacancy or (ii) an exit
interview, with a reference/feedback from the employer
Work Preparation- job search and interview skills
English & Maths- for all trainees without GCSE English and/ or Maths. Can study
GCSE or functional skills (in future will possibly be only GCSEs)
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Must included a maths & English assessment
Any 16-18 yr old without GCSE grade C, or 19-23 yr old without
GCSE C or Functional Skills at L2
Alongside core elements can deliver other activities (vocational
qualifications) for 16-18 yr olds
For 19 – 23 year olds, can offer ‘regulated qualifications’ up to level
2, that are approved and will help the learner move into work, or
remove a barrier.
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Must be employed in meaningful work, not simulated
Employers need to offer feedback and a formal interview for a
job or Apprenticeship; or
Employers need to give an exit interview with written feedback
and providers must show evidence of activities undertaken
during work placement
Employer needs to be identified before commencement
Employers are not required to pay
young people taking part in
Traineeships, but are encouraged to
support trainees with expenses such
as transport and meals
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Into employment for:
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◦ Apprenticeship
◦ Regular Employment
◦ Full-time study
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Finished the programme
16 to 18 years old
To achieve the work based
learning they must progress to
an eligible job:
◦ Last ≥ 16 hrs
◦ More than 6 weeks in a row
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Finished the programme
19 to 23 years old
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ILR Planned hours
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Funding bands SFA
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Flat rate (some extras)
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Minimum number of hours
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Cover all elements
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Adult Skills Budget
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Based on the EFA Funding Rules
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Accredited units
16 to 18 year olds
◦ 100⁺ 200⁺ etc.
19 to 23 year olds
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Work preparation training which ensures they have the
needed for an Apprenticeship or any other type of employment
Maths and English
their literacy and numeracy
work experience which provides
world of work
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and experience of the
A focused period of work preparation training, focusing on areas like CV
writing, interview preparation, job search and inter-personal skills