National Apprenticeship Week 2024 is the 17th annual week-long celebration of apprenticeships in England.
The theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2024 is “Skills for Life”. We encourage everyone to consider how apprenticeships can help individuals to develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career, and employers to develop a workforce with future ready skills.
The has more information and a toolkit to help you plan and promote your activities. The week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
The week brings together businesses and apprentices across the country to shine a light on the positive impact that apprenticeships make to individuals, businesses and the wider economy.
Apprenticeships in adult social care
Apprenticeships help to create clear pathways for people that are considering starting a career in social care, that will provide the knowledge, skills, and attitude that they need to be able to provide high-quality care and progress their careers further in the sector, which can be explored further in our ‘Apprenticeship employer support pack.
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This guide shows you the progression routes into an adult social care career, and how apprenticeships can be used to support professional development.
Employers can benefit from the development of skills relevant to the organisation as well as improved productivity and a better quality of service. Take a look at the useful information and resources on our website to find out more about embracing apprenticeships. The following video explores the impact that apprenticeships can have on the quality of care.
Thinking of doing an apprenticeship yourself? An apprenticeship is a great way to develop your skills and knowledge to become a confident and skilled care worker. Find out more and get started.
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are a way of developing new staff and providing new skills for existing staff by studying and learning through work. Find out more information about apprenticeships.
Getting started
Get started with apprenticeship programmes to provide an opportunity to learn whilst at work and time to learn away from work and be independently assessed at the end. Take a look at how to get started with apprenticeships.
Apprenticeship webinars
We've developed a series of webinars for adult social care providers focussing on embracing apprenticeships.