Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust

Apprenticeships‘Get with it’

Jackie Brocklehurst Workforce Planning and Modernisation Manager

Jo Beckwith Widening Participation Manager

Nottinghamshire County Teaching Primary Care Trust

Business Administration Apprenticeships

• Why Apprentices?

• The process– Health Community Approach– Train to Gain (Skills Pledge)– Choosing an Educational provider (Prostart)– Shared job description, KSF outline– Joint recruitment process

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How well do you know young people?

• You’re Adam, you live with your family in a rural area of Nottinghamshire

• You’re aged 16, completed your G.C.S.E’s last year and now studying for 3 ‘AS/A’ Levels at your nearest FE college but you’re not really enjoying them, in fact you’re thinking of dropping out or finding something else, perhaps work or a training opportunity linked to work.

• You’ve seen Sir Alan Sugar on the TV talking about Apprentices, you wonder if that could be an opportunity for you? So what next…….

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Recruitment/Advertising

• Where would you look to find out more?

Connexions Post Office/Noticeboards

School/CollegeNewspapers

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Recruitment/Advertising

• Who would you ask?

No Idea!

Connexions

Friends/Family

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Application

An Apprentice opportunity in Health• When completing an application form, what previous experience

would you include?

Reliable

Willing to Learn

Hardworking

No Previous Experience

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Application

Supporting Information Section• What do you know about the NHS?

Good Employer

Will have a Career

Job Security

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Application

• Who are your referees?

School/College

Part-time Employer

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Interview Stage

An Apprentice opportunity in Health

1st Question at interview:• Could you tell us a little about your interests/hobbies?

• What do you like doing at weekend?

• What would be your response

Socialising with friends

Going to the Cinema

FootballShopping

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Interview Stage

An Apprentice opportunity in Health• What ID would you take to an interview?

Passport

None

Birth Certificate

Provisional Driving Licence

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Induction Week

• 10 Business Administration Apprentices (cohort one)

• 1 Week with Prostart preparing for work– Team building– Health and Safety– Equality and Diversity– ENVQ

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Managers Briefing

• Briefing session;– Job description– Forms (appointment, pension, induction

checklists)– Guidance for employing young people 16-

17yrs– Occupational Health

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Meeting the Apprentices

• The Challenge– Build the largest

giraffe – Getting to know

you– Finding

common ground

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Any Questions?