{"id":1326,"date":"2024-01-22T14:02:22","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T14:02:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.devon.gov.uk\/skills-launchpad\/young-people\/education-career-and-qualification-guide\/apprenticeships\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T15:50:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T14:50:41","slug":"apprenticeships","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/skills\/education-careers-and-qualifications\/apprenticeships\/","title":{"rendered":"Apprenticeships"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an apprenticeship?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apprenticeships prepare you for the world of work or advance your skills in your current job. They are paid employment, providing on-the-job learning alongside accredited training, real-world industry experience and can supercharge your career options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apprenticeships are available from intermediate to master\u2019s levels in a wide range of sectors.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Who can become an apprentice?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can become an apprentice if you are:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>aged 16 or over (there&#8217;s no upper age limit)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>living in England&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>not in full-time education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about becoming an apprentice at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/become-apprentice\" rel=\"noopener\">GOV.UK: Become an apprentice<\/a> as well on the government&#8217;s dedicated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apprenticeships.gov.uk\/apprentices\" rel=\"noopener\">Apprenticeships website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long will it take?&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apprenticeships take one to five years to complete depending on their level.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-dcc-primary-button\"><a onclick=\"dataLayer.push({&amp;apos;buttonEvent&amp;apos;: &amp;apos;Information page&amp;apos;});\" class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/apply-apprenticeship\" rel=\"noopener\">Find an apprenticeship<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Apprenticeships at Devon County Council<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Devon County Council is currently offering apprenticeship opportunities in a variety of roles. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/workingfordevon\/work-in\/early-careers\/step-in\/\">Take a look at the benefits of starting an apprenticeship with Devon County Council<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is an apprenticeship?&nbsp; Apprenticeships prepare you for the world of work or advance your skills in your current job. They are paid employment, providing on-the-job learning alongside accredited training, real-world industry experience and can supercharge your career options. Apprenticeships are available from intermediate to master\u2019s levels in a wide range of sectors.&nbsp;&nbsp; Who can [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":748,"featured_media":0,"parent":46,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1326","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-18 05:05:38","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1326","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/748"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1326"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1326\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3040,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1326\/revisions\/3040"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/46"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/economy-enterprise-skills\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1326"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}