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Skill Seekers
Fed up
with sitting in a classroom?
Want to get out into the real world?
Prefer to get your qualifications part-time
If this
sounds like you - work-based training may be what you’re looking
for!
‘Skill
Seekers’ is the name for all government-funded, work-based
training programmes for young people in Wales.
Why
choose Skill Seekers training?
Skill
Seekers training gives you the chance to gain experience in
a real job, plus job-specific qualifications like NVQs, while
earning money.
To become
qualified in certain occupations, like craft and technician
level engineering or building trades, it is usual practice
to leave school at 16 and train through an apprenticeship.
If you’d
rather keep your options open a bit longer or you’ve chosen
a career that needs high entry qualifications, have a look
at AVCEs and GCE Advanced.
Skill
Seekers training programmes
What
sort of work can I train for through Skill Seekers training?
Opportunities
vary depending where you live. The most common training routes
are:
- Clerical/office
work
- Care
assistants
- Sales
and shop work
- Catering
and hotel work
- Manufacturing
(factory) work
- Engineering
craft/technician
- Information
technology
- Construction
craft/technician
- Other
skilled trades (like motor mechanic and electrician)
- Hairdressing
but there
are lots of other possibilities.
Your local
Careers Centre or ELWa (Education and Learning Wales) office can tell you more about opportunities
in your area.
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HOT
TIP!
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If
you’re 16 or 17 and already in a full-time job, you
may have the right to time off work to study or train
for a qualification under the Time Off for Study
law.
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