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Welfare rights officers give support and free advice to the public.
You could complete a revenues and welfare benefits practitioner higher apprenticeship if you're working for a local authority or advice organisation. This apprenticeship will typically take 12 to 18 months to complete.
You'll usually need 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A-Levels, or equivalent, for a higher or degree apprenticeship.
Volunteering
Many people start by volunteering in an advice centre. As a volunteer you would receive training in interviewing skills and advice topics like welfare benefits and housing. It can take between 6 and 12 months to get enough experience to apply for jobs.
You'll need:
In this role you could:
With experience, you could move into specialist advice and casework, or be promoted to a team leader or management post.
Victim care officers support people who've been affected by crime.
Family support workers help and advise families with long or short-term difficulties.
Conveyancers are property lawyers who deal with the legal and financial sides of buying and selling property and land.
Forensic scientists prepare traces of physical evidence for use in courts of law.
Court ushers make sure that everyone involved with a court case is present and that they know what to do.
School matrons look after the health and wellbeing of pupils in boarding schools.
Interested in childcare? Want to learn in a nursery setting not in a classroom? Bluebell Studios are looking for an immediate starting Level 2 Early Years Practitioner Apprentice to join their OUTSTANDING team! You will be trained in all aspects of childcare, children’s development and early years.
At Partou, the children lead the way. They explore their surroundings and learn about the world they live in, by choosing for themselves which activity they want to join in with next. Our team are there to care for them and keep them safe. To nurture their emerging abilities and encourage them to seize each fun-packed day.Are you ready to join the team?
Looking for a career in childcare? The Old Station nursery Bromsgrove, part of the Old Station Nursery Group, believe in creating brighter futures for every child in their care by providing the very best care and learning environment to the children so that they are ready for every stage of learning. Lots of great benefits including Perkbox and your birthday off!
To ensure a high standard of educare for all the children within nurseryTo eventually be key worker to a group of childrenTo support each child in reaching their full potential To be a responsible team member
Not only will your organisation (or the Government) pay for all of your training, but you’ll be paid to do it. That means you could actually get paid to get your degree and have no debt!
There are over 625 different apprenticeships to choose from, in a range of industries. Whether you’re interested in law, marketing, construction, or engineering, you’ll find something up your street!
As an apprentice, the minimum you’ll earn is £6.20 an hour, but we’ve seen apprentices earn a starting salary of up to £30,000 a year! You could also get other employee benefits like gym memberships, paid holiday, and sick pay.
Employers think apprentices are 15% more employable than those with other qualifications. In fact, many large employers train their graduates and apprentices together!
There’s only so much you can learn when you just do a qualification. As an apprentice, you’ll also get to learn on the job – whether that’s designing amazing graphics, chopping vegetables, or building engines!
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