Enter your career in healthcare
Apprenticeships are a great way to enter into a career in health or care, and to support you to develop skills and knowledge to advance in your career.
In Kent and Medway, there are many different apprenticeship opportunities available, at different entry levels. These fall across all sectors of health and care such as primary, secondary, community care and the social care sector. These can be in clinical roles such as a nursing associate, or in an administrative and clerical role, as well as many others.
Apprenticeships provide you with the opportunity to earn while you learn, with most employers paying you more than the minimum wage. Your apprenticeship will be a mix of time spent on work placement and days at a training centre or college. Many apprenticeships can lead to a permanent role upon completion.
There are no age restrictions to an apprenticeship, although some clinical settings require a minimum age of 16 or 18 for safety reasons.
If you are interested in an apprenticeship in health or care in Kent and Medway, you can apply by either contacting an employer directly via their website or you can apply via NHS jobs or Trac.
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What you need to know
Many health and care employers will pay you more than the minimum wage.
Over a week, you're likely to spend the equivalent of four days on work placement and one day at a training centre or college.
If you are aged 16 to 18 or 19 plus and in your first year of an apprenticeship, the minimum you should receive is £5.28 an hour (the National Minimum Wage for apprentices).
You'll gain a competence qualification (based on what you can do in the workplace) and a knowledge qualification, or a qualification combining both
Apprenticeships take between one and five years to complete.
Anyone over the age of 16 can do one.
You'll develop your skills, including English and maths.
Apprenticeship levels
Health and care apprenticeships are available at several levels:
Level 2
Level 2
Equivalent to GCSEs
Levels 4 & 5
Levels 4 & 5
Eequivalent to a foundation degree and above
Level 3
Level 3
Equivalent to A levels or a T Level
Levels 6 & 7
Levels 6 & 7
Equivalent to a full Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
Entry requirements
This will depend on the employer and the type and level of apprenticeship.
For example, you may be required to have functional skills in maths or english to do a level 2 apprenticeship. You can do a functional skills test online, search for courses through the National Careers website.
You may need four or five GCSEs at grades 9-4/A-C or equivalent to do a level three apprenticeship. To start a level five or six apprenticeship you're likely to need A-levels, equivalent level three qualifications or relevant and sufficient experience.
National Apprenticeship Week 2024
Follow the links below to find out more about apprenticeships and hear stories from our incredible Kent and Medway apprentices.
Monday, 5 February 2024 – Apprenticeships for all
Tuesday, 6 February 2024 – Employer Tuesday
Wednesday, 7 February 2024– Apprentice Wednesday
Thursday, 8 February 2024– T Level Thursday
Friday, 9 February 2024 – Celebration Friday
#NAW24 #SkillsForLife
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