Social Care Apprenticeships
Pre Apprenticeships
In this section you will find information about the types of pre-apprenticeship programmes you as an employer can support to support individuals reach their potential and successfully gain access to future apprenticeships and job opportunities.
Pre-apprenticeships ensure that participants meet the entry criteria for apprenticeship programs and are fully prepared to succeed. Explore the resources below for more information.
Pre-apprenticeship programmes displayed in the infographic below are tailored to equip individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to enter and excel in apprenticeships or employment. These programmes can assist in literacy and numeracy skills while focusing on essential work-related skills.
Work Experience
Are you able to support someone aged 16+ by offering a work experience opportunity?
Work Experience application windows are January, May and September.
By providing a face-to-face observation placement for up to 5 days in social care setting, you can play a pivotal role in shaping the future workforce.
You can provide real-world experience, career inspiration, pathway to employment/apprenticeships, community engagement by investing
in the next generation ensures that the workforce of tomorrow is well prepared and equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to
meet future demands.
If you can support this programme, please can you contact
[email protected]
T Levels
T Levels are a 2-year Level 3 qualification for 16- to 19-year-olds. Designed with employers from multiple sectors and combines classroom study with an industry placement.
T Levels help young people develop the knowledge, attitude, and practical skills to progress into skilled employment or an apprenticeship.
To find out more or register an interest in offering a T Level Industry placement please visit :
T Levels Information
Care Leavers Covenant
A commitment from public, private and voluntary sector organisations to support people leaving care’
The Care Leaver Covenant (CLC) is part of the government’s keep on caring strategy to support care leavers aged 16 to 25 to live independently.
It allows public, private and voluntary sector organisations to pledge support, including:
apprenticeships
work experience
free or discounted goods and services
Mock Interviews
All support given through CLC will help care leavers to be better prepared and supported to live independently. The Covenant will help care leavers navigate the work opportunities available and support them in fulfilling their goals and ambitions. This ranges from CV training, access to work placements, apprenticeships to accommodation for care leavers in higher education.
Social Care Training Hub and The Careers & Engagement Team within the Lancashire and South Cumbria Health and Care Partnership, work collaboratively on offering a myriad of opportunities to those seeking a career within the Health and Social Care sector. We do this by offering a range of opportunities, such as:
Employability Programmes, Apprenticeships, Work Experience, Step into Work schemes, Industry Based Placements for Further Education, Summer Schools, Workshops, Mock Interviews, Mentoring Circles and much more.
How can you support?
Social Care providers can support our pledge by working in partnership with the Careers & Engagement Teams across Lancashire & South Cumbria to support opportunities available for Care Leavers. Please complete the Expression of Interest and Dawn Werra will be in touch.
Expression of Interest
Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are designed to help individuals develop the skills and knowledge required for a rewarding career and employers to build a workforce with future ready skills.
An apprenticeship is a job with training. Through an apprenticeship, an apprentice will gain the technical knowledge, practical experience and wider skills and behaviours that they need for their immediate job and future career.
Apprenticeships can be used for current staff development and to recruit and develop a new employee.
For more information about career development apprenticeship pathways please visit
Social Care Apprenticeships
Social Care Employability Programme
A Step into Social Care Employability programme is running in Barrow-in-Furness September 2024. Candidates from the Princes Trust are enrolled onto the DBS update service and will complete a 5-week intensive course.
Programme content includes -
Health & Social Care Level 1 Award (accredited)
Safeguarding (accredited)
Extended Award in Skills for working in Health, Lifestyle and Science Industries
(accredited)
Employability skills
Upon successful completion, we support candidates with a 2-day work experience placement and a guaranteed interview (not a guaranteed job) – We are looking for Social Care Providers within Barrow who have vacancies and would like to support these candidates. If they are suitable upon interview, they can fill your vacancies and move directly into employment or an apprenticeship with you.
If you can support this programme or any future programmes please can you contact
[email protected]
Higher development award
Higher Development award is an opportunity for personal development. The programme is aimed at all Support Workers in Clinical and Non-Clinical roles and enables Support Workers from all sectors to “Be the best and acknowledge potential”. It helps to motivate and engage support staff, helping to retain staff in their current role as well as those who wish to progress.
This opportunity is open to ALL clinical and non-clinical including overseas colleagues. Delivered by 9 colleges across Lancashire and South Cumbria over 5-12 days (depending on Level) and you or a colleague can gain a recognised qualification ( Level 1- level 3).
This programme can provide progression into professional higher apprenticeship programmes, tradition programmes and development for those wishing to stay in support worker roles. Currently this is a Fully Funded programme with 4 Colleges offering BACKFILL at £250.00 per enrolled individual, four colleges can backfill five places only.
Example of a Level 2 Certificate in Team Leading – 15 credits (each college may differ)
Delivered over approx. 6 days via face-face or hybrid
Introduction to team leading
Personal development as a team leader
Building work relationships
Within these units, the following elements will be embedded;
Developing yourself as a team leader
Leading your work team
Planning and monitoring work
Improving performance of the work team
Using information to solve problems
Gathering, interpreting, and utilising data in the workplace
Understanding good practice in workplace coaching
Undertaking coaching in the workplace
For more information or you would like to enrol please contact [email protected]
[email protected]