Apprenticeship Handbook 2023/24

Gateshead College is responsible for:
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Ensuring that a contract of employment and
apprenticeship agreement is in place between you
and your employer that covers the duration of the
apprenticeship (including end-point assessment).
Ensuring you are being paid a lawful wage.
Ensuring you are employed in a safe working
environment in line with health and safety,
safeguarding and equality and diversity legislation.
Carrying out suitable checks to ensure
you are in the right job role to enable you
to practice skills in the workplace relating
to the knowledge, skills and behaviours set
out in your apprenticeship programme.
Delivering high quality training and
assessment, appropriate to the requirements
of the apprenticeship qualification in
a timely and efficient manner.
Ensuring all parties are aware of the minimum
requirement of 20% off-the-job training over the
duration of the apprenticeship and all off-the-job
training must be carried out during working hours.
Providing you and your employer with an offthe-job
training plan during enrolment.
Ensuring you have suitable support and
supervision (including necessary personal
protective equipment (PPE) and specific training
for use of specialised equipment) during your
apprenticeship and a named employer contact
who is responsible for your safety and welfare.
Devising an individual plan of training which
considers; an initial assessment of your pre-existing
knowledge, skills and behaviours against those
required to achieve the apprenticeship, your
current English and maths working level, learning
support requirements and minimum off-the-job
training requirements.
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Providing off-the-job training as detailed in the offthe-job
training plan to a high standard including:
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An induction to the apprenticeship
that explains the plan of training
Providing appropriate learning
resources and materials
Track and report non-attendance at
scheduled training sessions, day release,
workshops, assessment visits and progress
review meetings to the employer
Ensure the quality of delivery through regular
observations of teaching and learning
and apprentice/employer feedback
Ensure you are visited in your place of work
every 6 to 8 weeks and more frequently
where required and agreed by all parties.
Monitor, through the 12 weekly progress
review process, your performance and
progress in all aspects of your work and
apprenticeship. Ensuring your employer is
fully involved and engaged in this process.
Agree with you and your employer when
learning is complete, and you are ready
to undertake end-point assessment.
Provide certification as agreed by
you and your employer and/or
required by the apprenticeship.
Resolving any assessment appeals
or complaints in line with Gateshead
College procedures
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