Interested in becoming an Apprentice?
We currently have employers waiting to hire apprentices in the following sectors:

• Hospitality – Housekeeping
• Construction – Painting and Decorating, Carpentry, Bricklaying
• Business – Administration.

Apprenticeships offer a structured framework for students to gain relevant practical skills, job knowledge and qualifications. Swindon College offers apprenticeships at Foundation Level 2 and Advanced Level 3 (equivalent to A levels), which can last between two and four years.

Those who successfully achieve Level 2 gain a nationally-recognised qualification proving their competence in a trade or vocation.

Those who successfully achieve Level 3 can look forward to developing a career at management/supervisory level.

Apprentices:

• Work four days a week with an employer and attend college one day a week
• Earn a salary while training
• Gain experience in a real work environment, developing skills by doing the job
• Are fully supported by their own Swindon College Training Co-ordinator
• Benefit from regular guidance and motivation to complete training
• Benefit from the many services available through the Student Union, for example, discounts from many local stores and various social and leisure activities.

Apprenticeships are a great way to start your career!
Meet some of our apprentices who believe that an Apprenticeship is a fantastic way to start a successful career. Click here to read about two more of our current students: James Brown, Hairdressing Apprentice and Alec Stanton, Wood Trades Apprentice.  

What does an Apprenticeship involve? Click here to read about a day in the life of one of our apprentices and the relationship between their work and college study.

For more information contact the Apprenticeship Team at Swindon College on (01793) 498208 or via our online contact form.

You could also visit the National Apprenticeship Service at http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/Be-An-Apprentice.aspx