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How to effectively embed careers guidance into apprenticeship delivery

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Co-authored by Jon Jackson and Rebecca Richens Why do apprentices need career guidance? How are apprenticeship providers involved? Apprenticeships are not simply training programmes, they are meant to be personal development programmes.  Apprenticeship providers should work with employers to nurture their apprentices and help them grow as individuals. There is explicit regulatory guidance around careers …

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Sample Learner Satisfaction Surveys for Apprenticeships

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Likert scale satisfaction feedback Here are some sample questions you may wish to tailor to your own programme in order to track satisfaction levels across different modules of learning. This can be useful evidence that can be shared in an Ofsted inspection. Likert scale: Very Dissatisfied to Very Satisfied Very Dissatisfied Dissatisfied Neither satisfied nor …

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How to gauge apprenticeship learner and employer satisfaction

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This resource has been kindly contributed by Jane Fletcher of Bishop Grosseteste University. Sample learner satisfaction questions These questions can be used early on in an apprenticeship programme to gauge apprentices’ satisfaction in the first few months of their learning journey. Some questions can be adapted for use on a module-by-module basis, particularly in the …

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The Apprenticeships Podcast with Jon Jackson

Interview: Andrea Jackson on Ofsted, SARs, Initial Assessments and keys to successful apprenticeships

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Andrea Jackson works with apprenticeship providers to attract the best Ofsted inspection grade possible by helping providers understand how learners, employers, and staff are feeling about the quality of the apprenticeship training provision, then identifying processes and procedures that will improve the impact of that training. In the 4th episode of The Apprenticeships Podcast, Andrea …

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Apprenticeship Initial Needs Assessment tool from Tresl

Product Update: Initial Needs Assessment (INA) feature in development

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June 2022 Our Initial Needs Assessment (INA) tool is taking shape. You can see the way the INA workflow is coming together in the short video below. Learners will be able to completely self-serve without any setup required from training providers. Learners will be able to share a link to their completed INA when they …

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Apprenticeship reflective learning journal

Reflective models to help with your apprenticeship learning journal

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You may find one of the following reflective models useful in helping you structure your learning journal entries. What? So what? Now What? (Driscoll, 1994) What? – describe what happened So what? – understand the impact and identify the learnings Now What? – create a plan for future action Gibbs’ Reflective Cycle (Gibbs, 1988) Description …

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