Traineeships

Traineeships are an opportunity for young people and employers to undertake and offer high quality work experience, together with training in employability skills and maths and English qualifications.Runway Training provide traineeships to young people to help them gain sustainable employment and skills and to help businesses find suitable employees.

Traineeships are a scheme funded by the Department for Education (DfE) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. Traineeships aim to help young people find work by offering 16-24 year olds in England work experience and training. Employers such as HSBC, BT, General Motors and Virgin Media are amongst the bigger companies which offer work placements but it is open to any business of any size.

Runway Training will provide:

High quality work placements
Level 2 Award in Employability Skills
Master classes in CV writing and interview practice
Effective training in small focussed groups, leading to a recognised qualification in maths and English (for those who do not already hold at least a Level 2 qualification)
Trainees will complete 2 days of work experience each week and 1 day of training

The scheme was launched in August 2013 following complaints from business leaders about a skills deficit amongst young people. The scheme provides young people with real job experience as well as the support and training, including Functional and Employability Skills.

Furthermore the scheme helps to bring out the talents of our young people and enables employers to seek out high quality apprentices, in turn enabling them to create more competitive and sought-after apprenticeship opportunities in the future.

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For Candidates

Trying to find a job or an apprenticeship but held back by your lack of work experience? Not sure what you want to do? If you are aged 16-24, not currently in a job and have little work experience, then a traineeship could be right for you.

A traineeship will provide you with work preparation training, maths and English qualifications and a high quality work placement. The duration of a traineeship will be a maximum of 6 months, including a work placement lasting between 6 weeks and 5 months.

At the end of the traineeship you will receive a formal reference from the employer where you undertook the work placement, together with certified qualifications in Level 2 Employability Skills and maths and English qualifications if appropriate.

You will be offered 2 days of work experience each week and 1 day of training consisting of small groups focussing on Employability Skills, CV writing, Interview Skills and maths and English.

The completed traineeship can be used as a route into sustained employment, progression onto an Apprenticeship programme or further learning.

For more information please contact Runway Training on 01732 402 402 or email: [email protected]

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For Employers

Looking to take on an apprentice or a new member of staff but not sure where to start? As an employer, you could provide traineeships to 16-24 year olds. The idea behind the scheme is to provide a bridge that prepares young people for Apprenticeships or suitable employment with a focus on progression rather than an end destination.

If a young person taking part in the scheme were to show potential in becoming a productive team member, you would be encouraged to support them in applying for an apprenticeship or other suitable vacancy.

Trainees will do two days a week work experience each week and 1 day of training consisting of small groups focussing on Employability Skills, CV writing, Interview Skills and maths and English where appropriate. The duration of the work placement for a traineeship will be a between 6 weeks and 5 months.

The employer is not required to pay the trainee for the work placement as traineeships fall under an exemption to the minimum wage. You would however be encouraged, but not required, to consider providing trainees with support for their travel and meal costs.

Runway Training work closely with our employers and trainees to ensure the trainee and work placement are matched effectively to create a mutually beneficial opportunity. We will work collaboratively in planning and delivering a bespoke learning and training programme.

For more information please Runway Training on 01732 402 402 or email: [email protected]

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What is The Apprenticeship Levy

The Apprenticeship Levy has been introduced to help support the large scale investment into apprenticeships in England. As a high quality provider of apprenticeships, Runway Training works with levy payers across Kent and the wider South East to ensure they maximise their funds.

The Levy provides a fantastic opportunity for employers to invest in staff training and develop the skills needed to drive business performance. A lack of understanding often prevents businesses from embracing apprenticeship training, however levy funding can be used to train employees in everything from customer service through to management, financial skills and digital marketing.

If you are in scope of the Apprenticeship Levy, or just want to find out some more information about how it works and what apprenticeships are available. Please call 01732 402 402 and speak to our apprenticeship team today.

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