The Children’s Care Learning and Development Apprenticeship is for young people who are already working in a child care setting and wish to gain a recognised qualification. Practical experience and quality training are offered to young people wishing to pursue a career in child care. Child Care Apprenticeships are designed by specialists within the child care industry ensuring that the highest quality of care is maintained.

Technical Certificates are part of the Apprenticeship and form underpinning knowledge through informative training sessions. We offer off the job training to all learners, either in groups in our training centres, at their workplace or some learners prefer a one to one basis where possible.

Key Skills in Application of Number and Communication form a part of the Apprenticeship and are geared to individual abilities. We offer extra support for literacy and numeracy with a specialised tutor if required.

The National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) makes up the final part of an Apprenticeship. This involves Assessors visiting on a regular basis to support and observe young people carrying out day to day practical tasks to ensure their competency.

A level 2 Apprenticeship will usually take 12 – 14 months to complete.

A level 3 Apprenticeship (which is a supervisory role) will take about 18 – 24 months to complete.

Children’s Care Learning and Development Apprenticeship can offer a route for progression into: -

Social Work
Teaching
General Nursing