Traineeships are an education and training programme with work experience. The core content of traineeships is a high quality work experience placement, work preparation training, and English and maths provision where appropriate. The opportunity of a work experience placement with an external employer in the sector they are interested in, is critical to making traineeships attractive and effective to young people.
Who are traineeships for?
Traineeships are available for young people aged 16 to 24 inclusive, including young people with Learning Difficulty Assessments or Education, Health and Care plans.
Young people aged 19 to 24 with an Education, Health and Care plan or Learning Difficulty Assessment are eligible to access traineeships, provided they start before their 25th birthday.
The target group for traineeships will be young people who:
- are not currently in a job and have little work experience, but who are focused on work or the prospect of it;
- are qualified below Level 3; and
- providers and employers believe have a reasonable chance of being ready for employment or an apprenticeship within six months of engaging in a traineeship.Traineeships are focused around a high quality work placement, but also include English and mathematics for learners who haven’t already achieved A*-C at GCSE and work preparation training, such as CV writing and interview techniques.
What do traineeships involve?
Traineeships are focused around a high quality work placement, but also include English and mathematics for learners who haven’t already achieved A*-C at GCSE and work preparation training, such as CV writing and interview techniques. The duration of a traineeship is a maximum of 6 months. It is expected that the duration of the work placement within a traineeship is a minimum of 6 weeks and a maximum of 5 months.
