A guide from the National Apprenticeship Service
What is a traineeship?
Traineeships last anything up to a maximum of six months depending on the needs of the individual and include:
1. A meaningful, high quality, work experience placement of at least 100 hours with an employer, to provide real insight and experience into the world of work.
2. Work preparation training delivered by a training organisation which can include CV writing, interview preparation, interpersonal skills and local business and sector information.
3. English and maths support from the training organisation to improve young people’s literacy and numeracy skills if required.
In addition to these basic elements, you and the training organisation can add flexible additional content to meet the needs of your business and the local labour market; which could include a relevant, industry specific vocational qualification. All training costs are met by government funding.
