Apprenticeships - the role of the employer, training provider and the apprentice

The employer is responsible for your contract of employment and paying your wages, and ensuring you have a mentor and you are supported to ensure that all elements of the apprenticeship can and will be met.

Employers often pay above the National Minimum Wage and this will be specified in the vacancy or discussed if approaching an employer regarding apprenticeships.

National Minimum Wage

The Training Provider is responsible for ensuring you are eligible and you have the required level of qualifications to commence the apprenticeship. They are also responsible for the training required, the assessment of the knowledge and skills during the training and ensuring you meet the requirements to sit your end-point assessment.

The apprentice (you) are required to attend training and undertake the set work in a timely fashion. This will include taught lessons, professional observations, preparing the portfolios, undertaking English and maths (if this is required). You are required to complete all elements of the apprenticeship and attend the end-point assessment if undertaking an apprenticeship standard.

Swatpro offers many different apprenticeships across lots of different sectors of employment. Below is a table with the apprenticeships we currently offer.

Your Swatpro partner will support you to see which apprenticeship is right for you. This often means a check of your prior levels of qualifications to make sure you are eligible for the level of apprenticeship you are considering.

Don’t worry about this, we will guide you. Once we know you are eligible for the apprenticeship, then together we can look at the advertised vacancies, or approach employers you would like to work for, to see if they would be able to take an apprentice.

We:

• Cover the South West, and in some sectors, we cover the whole of England.
• We have strong relationships with employers which helps us to find the right opportunities for you.
• Have a track record of delivering high quality, effective skills and training provision
• Make the whole process easy by supporting you through the apprenticeship process

• This table was last updated 27/06/2019

Sector	Apprenticeship	Level
Intermediate Apprenticeships
Adult Care	Community Activator Coach	2
Adult Care	Adult Care Worker	2
Agriculture, Environmental and Animal Care	Animal Care Worker	2
Business Administration	Business and Administration	2
Construction	Bricklaying	2
Construction	Plumbing and Heating - Plumbing	2
Customer Service	Customer Service	2
Early Years	Children and Young People's Workforce	2
Education	Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools	2
Engineering	Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer	2
Food and Drink	Production Chef	2
Healthcare	Healthcare Support Worker	2
Hospitality and Catering	Commis Chef	2
Hospitality and Catering	Hospitality Team Member	2
Hospitality and Catering	Hospitality Team Member	2
IT Application Specialist	IT Application Specialist	2
Leadership and Management	Management - Team Leading	2
Outdoor, Leisure and Learning	Activity Leadership - Outdoors	2
Plumbing and Heating	Plumbing	2
Property Services	Property Maintenance Operative	2
Retail	Retailer	2
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair	Lift Truck	2
Advanced Apprenticeships
Accountancy	Assistant Accountant	3
Accountancy	Accounting	3
Business Administration	Business and Administration	3
Construction	Trowel Occupations	3
Customer Service	Customer Service	3
Digital Industries	Digital Marketer	3
Digital Industries	Infrastructure Technician	3
Early Years	Children and Young People's Social Care	3
Early Years	Early Years Educator	3
Early Years	Residential Childcare	3
Education	Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools	3
Engineering	Engineering Technician	3
Engineering and Manufacturing	Mechanical Manufacturing Engineer	3
Event Management	Event Assistant	3
Health & Social Care	Senior Healthcare Support Worker	3
Health & Social Care	Adult Social Care	3
Health & Social Care	Lead Adult Care Worker	3
Health & Science	Outdoor Activity Instructor	3
Health & Social Care	Lead Adult Care Worker	3
Hospitality and Catering	Chef De Partie	3
Hospitality and Catering	Hospitality Supervisor	3
Hospitality and Catering	Senior Chef Production Cooking	3
IT Application Specialist	IT Application Specialist	3
Leadership and Management	Management	3
Leadership and Management	Team Leader/Supervisor	3
Outdoor, Leisure and Learning	Leisure Duty Manager	3
Outdoor Programmes	Outdoor Programmes	3
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair	Lift Truck	3
Higher Level Apprenticeships
Accountancy	Professional Accounting Taxation Technician	4
Accountancy	Accounting	4
Business Administration	Business and Professional Administration	4
Care Leadership and Management	General Adult Social Care	5
Digital Industries	Cyber Intrusion Analyst	4
Digital Industries	Network Engineer	4
Hospitality and Catering	Hospitality Management	4
Health & Social Care	Healthcare Assistant Practitioner	5
Leadership and Management	Operations/Departmental Manager	5
Leadership and Management	Leadership and Management	5
Leadership and Management	Management	4

When you have decided which apprenticeship you want, and have found either a vacancy, or an employer to approach, you need to ensure you are ready to apply for the job. As you know, an apprenticeship is a job and the company is going to want to pick the best applicant for their apprenticeship. So, if you are newly out of school or unemployed and would like an apprenticeship, then the first step it to make sure you are ready to apply for an apprenticeship. This involves preparing for an interview and to understand what is involved for you when you start an apprenticeship.