Skills Development Scotland’s Post

Thousands of young people across the country will discover exciting careers as part of Scottish Apprenticeship Week. Apprenticeships are 'Made for Business' - giving young people the skills they need to thrive in a range of industries, while giving employers confidence they're getting a talented future workforce. Read more in today's The Herald Scotland Future of Education supplement. https://lnkd.in/ex_Gaw-V #ScotAppWeek25 #MadeForBusiness

What an absolutely fantastic post this is! At at time when there's much talk about the purpose/focus of the #apprenticeshiplevy and precisely how it will be 'reformed', Holly-Mae reminds us that Level 7 apprenticeships are definitely *not* the sole preserve of senior staff with prior degrees. Here is how they can be used to hugely accelerate a young person's career progression, whilst enabling employers to mould and shape the talent that will drive productivity.

Tees Valley businesses are to benefit from the launch of a new programme set to super-charge apprenticeships across the region 🙌📈 https://lnkd.in/eXGwc3Cz

Denise- great article. I’d like to connect and discuss how BPI can support this model

It’s National Apprenticeship Week, and we salute the skilled trades workers who got their careers started with an apprenticeship, and the employers who recognize the importance of these invaluable hands-on learning opportunities. With the help of these employers and the young men and women they train, the skilled labor gap can continue to close! #constructionready #constructionindustry #constructioncareers #skilledtrades #constructioneducation #handsonlearning 

FYI - Webinar: Designing Inclusive Apprenticeship Programs Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at 3 p.m. - a webinar on the ecosystem of partners—sponsors, government agencies, state and local workforce development agencies, workforce intermediaries and community organizations—that can help employers develop inclusive apprenticeship programs. Expanding these valuable “learn and earn” models of training is an ODEP priority. The webinar will share key findings from the Urban Institute’s Research to Support the Partnership for Inclusive Apprenticeship project, which looked at various approaches to designing and implementing inclusive apprenticeships. https://lnkd.in/eh7R7ZUv

Apprenticeship Colorado recently shared this article written by ColoradoBiz Magazine featuring one of their Qualified Apprenticeship Intermediaries, Emily Griffith Technical College. If you're an employer considering apprenticeship, this is a great article to learn how apprenticeship can help you! Full read: https://lnkd.in/gHe5NGAH #WorkforceDev2024 #COApprenticeship #ApprenticeshipUSA #apprenticeshipswork

We’ve arrived in Birmingham for the Conservative Party Conference! We kicked off our series of events with a roundtable discussion titled ‘𝘈𝘳𝘦 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘬𝘦𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬?’ in partnership with CIPD, with whom we released our report on apprenticeships with earlier this year. Some of the key talking points were: 💡How to put young people at heart of the apprenticeships system 💡The different support needed for different cohorts of young people and the location they live 💡Apprenticeships are evidenced as being the most effective in getting young people into work 💡The incentives and structures that drive young people to take up and stay in apprenticeships without putting the burden on SMEs 💡Disparities in participation of apprenticeships - marginalised groups underrepresented in apprenticeships that have highest earnings return Read our report with CIPD ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eMTk2RA9

Apprenticeships — of all kinds — have doubled in the U.S. since 2014. And there’s been a 57% rise in the portion of those apprenticeships that are for non-construction roles. 

Did anyone else use their winter break to catch up on reading industry news?  My leisure reading was filled with news of the growing popularity of apprenticeships.  Previously synonymous with on-the-job learning of a trade, apprenticeships are becoming a well-known and widely embraced path to a career.  Organizations like CareerWise USA are even helping apprenticeships expand into white-collar jobs. Related instruction plus on-the-job training has become a common pathway into education, finance, and health care - just to name a few non-industrial careers. Annoyingly, one phrase that reappeared in much of my reading about apprenticeship was “an alternative to college.”  Can we really say that apprenticeship is an alternative to college? Yes, apprenticeships ditch the learn-then-earn model for an earn-and-learn process; making them an equitable path for students who need to bring in an income while pursuing studies.  The coursework, hand-picked by employers, often feels more relevant to the job and more digestible to participants. So, on the surface, an apprentice’s experience is different from a college student's. However, the classroom portion of an apprenticeship can easily land an individual on a college campus.  I would argue that the highest quality apprenticeships have related instruction that either earns the apprentice a degree or has classes that can be applied toward a degree.  The course content is equally rigorous to that of a traditional college program.  In fact, many apprenticeship programs have entrance tests to ensure participants are suited for the academic demand. So here are my three pro-tips related to apprenticeships for those of you helping young adults launch into the world of work: + Use resources like Apprenticeship.gov or your state apprenticeship office to find local sponsors (the businesses that hire apprentices).  This will get you directly to the source of knowledge for what a person should expect from the classroom side of an apprenticeship in their career of interest. + Connect with local technical/community colleges which often have defined apprenticeship programs that connect students with local employer sponsors.  These college representatives can also give you a clear understanding of the education requirements for the role. + For students who aren’t emotionally ready to continue their education, help them find employers with internal training programs and/or education benefits.  This way there are resources and incentives for continuing education when they are ready. Apprenticeships are an alternate path into the world of work, but I think it's time we stop referring to them as an alternative to college.