Protocol Skills provides vocational, government funded training for Apprenticeships and Advanced Apprenticeships.

The advantage of Apprenticeships is that they are mainly work-based, integrating learning into the day-to-day activities of employees' job roles.

So, instead of losing hours to off-site study, managers and employers can actively participate in the training process, whilst learners gain invaluable skills to apply to their work situation.

An Apprenticeship/Advanced Apprenticeship is made up of 3 parts:

A National Vocational Qualification
NVQs are qualifications that are achieved by doing a job.  They are made up of vocational units and knowledge based units.  The vocational units focus on the practical skills needed to do the different parts of your job whilst the knowledge ensures the understanding of why a job is done the way it is.

Key Skills (Core Skills in Scotland)
All jobs require a number of skills to ensure it is done well.  Key Skills always include using numbers and communication skills plus a selection from:

- Information technology
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Improving your own learning and performance

Technical Certificate
This is used to test the knowledge and understanding.

Adult Apprenticeships

Following changes to the LSC funding structure, Apprenticeship programmes are now open to those people aged 25 and over.

Once a Train to Gain qualification has been completed, learners can up skill to a full Apprenticeship programme by achieving their Key Skills and Technical Certificates.

Key information regarding Adult Apprenticeships:

• Eligibility is identical to LSC 19 – 24 funding for Apprenticeships (L2) and Advanced Apprenticeships (L3)
• Available for Level 2 and Level 3
• All learners need to have completed their key-skills by 50% length of stay on programme
• All learners need to have completed the technical certificates by 50% length of stay on programme (not Hospitality)
• This is an ideal qualification for anyone who is over 25 that did not qualify for Train to Gain due to prior achievement
• May be suitable for learners who are not eligible for Train to Gain

Please call us on 0845 071 9011 or contact us for more information and to find out if you are eligible to sign up to an Adult Apprenticeship programme.