Personal/Careers Advisors

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Apprenticeships provide the perfect way for young people to start a career in the IT, Telecoms and Contact Centre industries. Apprentices earn while they learn, achieve great qualifications and train whilst gaining priceless work experience. Apprenticeship can also provide a fast track route to a degree via the foundation degree, see Apprenticeship to Degree section for more information

Entry Requirements

There is no particular entry requirement other than an interest in Information & Communication technologies and the ability and motivation to succeed and complete the programme:

• Motivation to succeed within a career in information and communication technologies
• Willingness to learn and apply that learning in the workplace
• Ability to demonstrate that they have the potential to complete the qualifications which are part of the Apprenticeship programme.
• Willingness to communicate effectively with a range of people
• Enjoy being part of a team
• Enjoy solving Problems
• Organisational skills and can work within deadlines
• Can work logically and methodically

Average salaries for apprentices

An average starting salary for an apprentices is inthe region of £10k per annum. Many employers give apprentices 6 monthly increases and further increases upon completion of their Apprenticeships

Last modified: 11 Dec 2006