What is an Apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a career pathway which allows you to learn while gaining on the job experience. It is a job, with a salary and contract of employment and the chance to study while you are working.
Available to those 16 and over, apprenticeships in science offer hands on experience, combined with at least 20% of your time in off-the-job learning at a college, university, training provider or within your workplace, away from day to day working environment and duties.
Benefits of an Apprenticeship
There are many benefits of apprenticeships, including:
- Take the first step in your career and the world of work, working alongside established and experienced scientists.
- Gain valuable experience working in science as you progress your studies and learning.
- Become a fully competent scientist, while gaining vital skills and knowledge to allow you to progress in your career.
- There is a wide, diverse range of apprenticeship types across the UK, with a range of learning options and time commitments to suit you.
- With levels ranging from 2 (equivalent of GCSE) through to Higher apprenticeships at level 7 (Masters Degree) there are options for all abilities and progression.
Where to find more information
What’s it like being an apprentice? Check out the Royal Society of Chemistry’s video below:
Ufundi ni nini? Ufundi ni njia ya kazi ambayo inaruhusu kujifunza wakati wa kupata uzoefu wa kazi. Ni kazi, na mshahara na mkataba wa ajira na nafasi ya kusoma wakati unafanya kazi. Kwa wale wenye umri wa miaka 16 na zaidi, mafunzo ya sayansi hutoa uzoefu wa mikono, pamoja na angalau 20% ya wakati wako katika kujifunza nje ya kazi katika chuo kikuu, chuo kikuu, mtoa mafunzo au ndani ya mahali pa kazi yako, mbali na mazingira ya kazi ya kila siku na majukumu. Faida za mafunzo: Kuna faida nyingi za mafunzo, ikiwa ni pamoja na: - Chukua hatua ya kwanza katika kazi yako na ulimwengu wa kazi, kufanya kazi pamoja na wanasayansi waliojulikana na wenye uzoefu. - Kupata uzoefu wa thamani kufanya kazi katika sayansi kama wewe maendeleo ya masomo yako na kujifunza. - Kuwa mwanasayansi mwenye uwezo kamili, huku ukipata ujuzi na maarifa muhimu yanayokuwezesha kuendeleza kazi yako. Kuna aina mbalimbali za mafunzo nchini Uingereza, na aina mbalimbali za kujifunza na ahadi za muda kwa ajili ya wewe. - Kwa ngazi kuanzia 2 (sawa na GCSE) hadi mafunzo ya juu katika ngazi ya 7 (Masters Degree) kuna chaguzi kwa uwezo wote na maendeleo. Ambapo kupata habari zaidi Ni nini kama kuwa mwanafunzi? Angalia video ya Royal Society of Chemistry hapa chini: