Creating pipeline talent
The Pathways to Apprenticeships programme in IT is currently running in 10 colleges across Wales and has attracted nearly 140 learners in its first year.
The IT programme is part of a wider Pathways to Apprenticeships project, which is ESF funded until 2014 and has been successfully running in Wales since 2009. The programme was set up by the Welsh Government in response to recent economic downturn; the rise of unemployment in the UK, especially amongst young people; combined with the decline in apprenticeships being offered by employers.
The programme is a 12-month college-based course that allows learners to “fast-track” and gain at least one vocational Level 2 IT qualification that gives them the skills and knowledge to take on a full apprenticeship at level 3. Learners study a varied curriculum, concentrating on a mixture of technical and business skills and the framework also has a heavy emphasis on work experience and the additional employability skills these placements can offer learners.
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