LHS Year 9 Information Booklet 2017-18

What can I do next?
After successful completion of a level 3 qualification, you could progress on to higher education and
access a foundation or honours degree.
Alternatively, you could progress on to a higher level apprenticeship or seek employment.
Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a job, with training, for which you will be paid a training wage.
Apprenticeships last 1-4 years and you will spend time working with your employer and also studying at a
college or training provider for work-related qualifications.
There are three levels of apprenticeship
Intermediate level apprenticeship – level 2 Advanced level apprenticeship – level 3 (equivalent to 2
A level passes)
Higher apprenticeships – Level 4 and above.
What are the entry requirements?
Some employers don’t ask for specific qualifications, but will expect you to have reasonable GCSE grades
in English and Maths, and perhaps other subjects too. Employers will also expect you to be interested and
keen to learn, so it is important that you ensure that an apprenticeship is for you. Applying for an
apprenticeship can be competitive, so try and collect as much information as you can. If you have not
achieved a minimum of a grade 4 in English and Maths you will be required to continue with these
subjects as well as your work related qualification.
What qualifications can I get?
On an apprenticeship you will work toward work-based learning qualifications such as an NVQ level 2,
functional skills and, in some cases, job-relevant qualifications such as a BTEC. The main qualification you
will achieve is the apprenticeship Framework Certificate which will license you to practise or work in the
trade you have learnt. All apprenticeships must include qualifications to show that you understand the
industry and that you can do the job competently.
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