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Apprenticeships and School Leaver Schemes Our Speakers Diane Graham Progression Guidance Esher College Hannah Lydford on behalf of Rate My Apprenticeship Ellen White Unilever - Apprentice Outreach Team Nicola

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Apprenticeships and School Leaver Schemes

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Our Speakers

 Diane Graham – Progression Guidance Esher

College

 Hannah Lydford – on behalf of “Rate My

Apprenticeship”

 Ellen White – Unilever - Apprentice Outreach Team  Nicola Wilberforce – Head of Progression

Guidance Esher College

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Next Steps After College

  • Higher Education and degree options
  • National Apprenticeship
  • Company Apprenticeship (sponsored degree and/or

professional qualifications to level 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7)

  • FE college
  • Employment without training
  • Gap Year and then one of the above
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Are there any jobs?

Over 28,000 vacancies advertised each year

5 miles = 138 apprenticeships 10 miles =644 apprenticeships 15 miles = 1941 apprenticeships 20 miles = 2958 apprenticeships

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Job Opportunity Start Date Level Weekly Salary Annual Salary

Cisco Apprenticeship Cisco Systems 05 Jun 2017 Degree £298 £15,496 IT Apprenticeship (Woking) CAPGEMINI UK PLC 06 Nov 2017 Degree £300 £15,600

Legal Apprentice with NG Bailey NG Bailey Ltd

04 Sep 2017 Degree £288 £14,976 Management Degree McDonald's Restaurants

04 Sep 2017

Degree £307-£538 £16,000 - £28,000

Quantity Surveying Balfour Beatty Plc 01 Sep 2017

Degree

£149 - £260

£7,748-£13,520
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Levels of apprenticeship

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YOUR FUTURE OPTIONS Apprenticeships University VS.

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AGENDA

  • What is an apprenticeship?
  • Apprenticeships vs University
  • Apprenticeship: your next steps
  • How can we help you?
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Apprenticeship?

University?

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Apprenticeship?

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Full-time work combined with studying

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7 Different Levels

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  • Level: 4 or 5
  • Qualifications: 2 or more A-Levels (or equivalent)
  • Length: 1-4 years
  • Options: Over 60 different types

Higher Apprenticeship:

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  • Level: 6 (Full Bachelor’s Degree) or 7 (Masters

Degree)

  • Qualifications: 3 A-Levels (or equivalent)
  • Length: 3-6 years, depending on level
  • Options: 24 programme types

Degree Apprenticeship:

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Application Process?

  • Employers are responsible
  • Employer’s website
  • Some on UCAS

Degree Apprenticeship:

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3,000,000

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  • 1. Costs?
  • 2. Learning?
  • 3. Experience?

Apprenticeships VS. University

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Apprenticeships

  • Tuition fees covered
  • Earn a salary
  • £17, 534 (Higher Apprenticeship

average starting salary)

University

  • £9,250 year + living expenses
  • Only paid back when earning
  • ver £25,000
  • Paid back monthly

COSTS

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Apprenticeships

  • Nationally recognised

qualifications

  • Study time built into your working

week

  • “Soft” skills

University

  • Bachelors Degree
  • Lectures, seminars and

independent studying

  • Specialise in a subject you are

passionate about

LEARNING

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Apprenticeships

  • On-the-job learning
  • Gain work experience ahead of

peers

  • Buddying and mentoring schemes

University

  • Community
  • Social Life
  • Extra activities, sports and

societies

EXPERIENCE

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Apprenticeships

YOUR NEXT STEPS

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Where to search? When to search? How to apply?

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Apprenticeship: Where to Search?

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January to April (44% of employers) September to December (32% of employers) Apprenticeship: When to search? Apprenticeship: When to Search?

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  • Online; employer website or UCAS
  • Focus on quality applications
  • Keep track of deadlines!

How to apply Apprenticeship: How to apply?

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HOW CAN HELP YOU?

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REVIEWS

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ADVICE

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OPPORTUNITIES

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WHAT’S INSIDE?

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ADVICE PAGES

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ADVICE PAGES

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CASE STUDIES

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What % of reviewers would recommend their scheme to a friend?

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98%

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THANKS 

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Do you know your Unilever Brands?

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MY UNILEVER JOURNEY

NAME: Ellen White APPRENTICESHIP: Business Administration ROLE: Asst. HRBP – Global Functions LOCATION: 100VE (Blackfriars)

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SLIDE 43 Unilever apprenticeships bring together on-the-job experience and formal training to give you the knowledge and skills for an exciting future. Embarking on an apprenticeship with us is a worthwhile alternative to university and results in nationally recognised qualifications.

WE WILL GIVE YOU:

  • Knowledge and real on-the-job
experience
  • Transferable skills
  • National qualifications
  • Prospects and career progression
  • Inspiration and motivation with a
community feeling

WHY CHOOSE AN APPRENTICESHIP?

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RECOGNISED AS AN INDUSTRY LEADER

UNILEVER UK RANKED NUMBER 11 IN RATE MY APPRENTICESHIP’S TOP 100 EMPLOYERS’ TABLE 2017-18 FOR ITS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMMES!

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SLIDE 45 We find that apprentices bring a new perspective and a fresh way of thinking to our organisation. From the engineers in our factories, to the scientists in our R&D sites; producers of brand artwork to writers of communications.

WHO FITS THE BILL?

At Unilever we look for apprentices who:
  • Are dynamic individuals with plenty of drive and
self motivation
  • Have excellent communication and teamwork
skills
  • Have the ability to organise a varied workload
  • Contribute their ideas and think for themselves
  • Are up for a challenge, can use their own
initiative to solve problems and can demonstrate good attention to detail

WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR?

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Suppl ply C Chain n & E Engine neering ng

  • Logistics
  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering
  • Quality

Business & Technology

  • I.T.
  • Business

Admin

  • Project

Management

  • Chartered

Management

Research & Development

  • Life Sciences

and Chemical Sciences

  • Mechanical

Engineering

UK Apprenticeships

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BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMMES

REQUIREMENTS:

LEVEL 3 APPRENTICESHIP
  • Depending on the programme, typically five GCSEs at grade C or above (or
equivalent) including maths and English. LEVEL 4 & 6 APPRENTICESHIPS
  • Depending on the programme, typically five GCSEs at grade C or above (or
equivalent) including maths and English; two A-Levels or Level 3 apprenticeship (or equivalent).
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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES

REQUIREMENTS:

  • At least 5 GCSE A*- C (or equivalent) including English and Maths.
  • Strong Science, Maths or numerative A-Levels (or equivalent), for
example, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Physics, Electronics, Maths or Engineering.
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SUPPLY CHAIN AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES SUPPLY CHAIN AND ENGINEERING PROGRAMMES

REQUIREMENTS:

LEVEL 3 APPRENTICESHIP

  • Typically five GCSEs at grade C
  • r above (or equivalent) including
Maths, English and Science.

LEVEL 4 APPRENTICESHIP

  • Typically five GCSEs at grade C or
above (or equivalent) including Maths, English and Science; two A levels or a BTEC or a Level 3 apprenticeship.
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APPLICATION PROCESS

Step 1: Online application Step 2: Online assessments Step 3: Telephone/ Digital interview Step 4: Assessment centre

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Why unilever?

One company, one voice, one programme

25 25 DAYS HOL HOLID IDAY + BAN ANK HOL HOLID IDAYS

SUPPO PORTI TIVE VE WO WORK ENV ENVIRONM NMENT ENT

FREE I EE ICE- CRE REAM Mo Modern Work Spa pace ces

SI SIGNIFICA CANT DISCO SCOUNTS ON S ON UNILEV EVER ER P PRODUCTS TS A AT SITE E SH SHOP OPS!

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Follow our Social media pages for the latest updates about unilever apprenticeships!

Unilever UK Apprenticeships

@UnileverUKApps

Unilever UK Apprenticeships UnileverUKApps

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Preparing for your application

  • CV – outlining your skills and abilities -

your achievements to date

  • Work experience - reference
  • Good communication –

interview experience

  • Able to demonstrate a good work

attitude

  • Email address and mobile number

Plan ahead!

Applications

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Application process

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=D ZkjXg6WhXM

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Things to think about

 •Competition can be fierce  •Recruitment and selection processes are time

consuming

 •A level grades can be as high as ABB  •Some skills shortage areas are less competitive  •Average is £170 per week across all

apprenticeships

 •Higher Apprenticeship starting salaries range from

8K to 21K

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Why do you want to work for……

 This is code for  Have you read our web site?  What is good about the company?  What awards have they won?

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BT’s Skills and Competencies

 Although different traits and competencies are sought for different

schemes, BT also has a list of key qualities which it seeks from all its apprentices and graduates:

 Communication: dealing effectively with colleagues and customers

Imparting complicated data in a clear and understandable way.

 Creativity: developing and contributing to new ideas for the business in

terms of both products and services.

 Enthusiasm: showing you are willing and eager to get involved.  Integrity: demonstrating honesty and reliability and ensuring that you

deliver on promises.

 Leadership: leading, supporting teams, making key decisions. BT

describes the key characteristics of good leaders as confidence, inner strength and good judgement.

 Multitasking: co-ordinating and prioritising to manage complex tasks.  Team spirit: working and interacting with others across all levels.

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 Other desirable skills  Some of BT’s graduate programmes list additional skills

and attributes that would be particularly valuable, including:

 analytical skills  commercial awareness  good interpersonal skills  motivation  tenacity and resilience  A passion for the company and the business area is also

important.

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Questions

 Please give us an example of when you have

worked with others to overcome a difficult challenge? What did you do? What feedback did you receive?

 Describe a time when you have had to turn a

negative customer experience into a positive

  • ne. A customer can be anyone you have done

work for at university, in a job or in a team. What action did you take? Why was it important to turn the experience into a positive

  • ne? What was the outcome?
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 Please give us an example of when you have

worked with others to achieve an improvement, efficiency or better way of working? What did you do to improve the situation? How did you convince others? What was the end result?

 Give an example of a situation where you had

to prioritise numerous tasks that were of similar importance. How did you prioritise these tasks? What did you achieve?

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 have you received or delivered exceptional

service - what made it exceptional and what have you learnt from it?

 Can you provide an example of a time when

you have had to bring someone round to your way of thinking. How did you go about doing this and what did you learn from this experience?

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STAR Approach

 Situation: Explain the situation that you were in. This

should be a short description, it could be: ‘during my college course’ or ‘whilst working in a shop’.

 Task: You need to briefly explain what it is that you had to

do, and what the success criteria was. If you were working as a group explain what the overall task of the group was but be clear about your own role.

 Action: This is the most substantial part (around 50-70%)

  • f any example and you need to include:

 •What you did.  •Why you did it.  •How you did it.  •What skills you used.

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STAR approach

 Result: There is little point in explaining the

situation, task and action if the employer or course provider is left wondering whether what you did made any difference. So be prepared to explain:

 •What happened as a result of the actions you

took?

 •What you would do differently or improve?  •What impact the result had overall on the team

task?

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Information for Students on Apprenticeships

 Thursday 5th July- After Esher Day  Employment Seekers Programme

 Psychometric testing and competency questions  Interview and presentation techniques  The day is designed to give students an experience of the

increasingly popular ‘Assessment Centre’.

 Employers, particularly large ones with many applicants, are

abandoning the traditional invite to interview in favour of full day ‘Assessment Centre’ programmes which give them the opportunity to see applicants at work and demonstrating what they can do rather than talking about what they can do.

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Thank you