Apprenticeships in the West Midlands School Leavers

Apprenticeships in the West Midlands

After you finish school you may not know what you want to do with your life. A lot of people decide that going into further education at college is not for them and they would rather start work straight away.

An apprenticeship is a national scheme where you can work towards an actual qualification in a certain career and at the same time gain essential hands-on experience within that field. You have to be at least 16 or over to join one of the schemes and they are most popular with school leavers.

Here at Careermap, we can help you find the perfect apprenticeship for you. Whether you are interested in being in construction, engineering or retail you can find it here. We have partnerships with hundreds of different employers in the West Midlands who are budding to take on new and young people with innovative ideas. If you think you’ve got what it takes then take a look through our listings. We have some of the best opportunities and if don’t think that college or university is right for you then we have the perfect solution.

Finding the perfect apprenticeship for you has been made simpler by our online map. All you need to do is simply enter your location and submit it. You will then be able to see a birds-eye view map of your area with ‘pins’ that show the locations of the nearest apprenticeships from you. We can show you apprenticeships in health & social care, hair & beauty, customer service, motor vehicle, engineering, business, administration, law, construction, IT, logistics, manufacturing and more. The possibilities with an apprenticeship are endless and worth-while.

Whilst you are working towards your qualification you will also get paid. There are so many benefits from taking an apprenticeship.

If you have any questions about our services or you would like to know more about what Apprenticeships in the West Midlands involve then please do not hesitate to get in touch with us. You can use the ‘contact’ button to open up a form where you can leave your name, number and message. We look forward to hearing from you.

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