An apprenticeship is a nationally-recognised, well-respected and fully-funded qualification that combines theoretical learning with practical skills whilst in employment.  Undertaking an apprenticeship allows you to earn while you learn. Most people think of apprentices as fairly junior people a company takes on and whilst this can be done, apprenticeships can also be used to upskill and develop existing members of staff in their career development. 

In summary:

• Training delivered in the workplace. 
• Nationally recognised standard in England. 
• Opportunity to develop role-relevant skills, knowledge and behaviours. 
• On average, it takes 12-18 months to complete (depending on the programme). 
• Apprentices must complete 20% off-the-job training and learning during work hours.
• Includes Maths and English qualifications (if required).
• Achieved on completion of a final End-point Assessment (EPA), where apprentices will be required to demonstrate the skills, knowledge and behaviours they’ve learnt to an independent assessor. 
• There are no age limits on who can do an apprenticeship and signing up for an apprenticeship will not affect a team member’s wage or promotion.

• Achieve a nationally recognised qualification
• Develop, reinforce and enhance their skills, knowledge and behaviours to maximise their potential
• Build their confidence
• Earn as they learn. Pirate fund their apprenticeship training.

• Grow & develop talent in your Team to build a stronger pipeline
• Improve turnover, engagement and progression
• Develop role-relevant skills, knowledge and behaviours
• Improve our customer experience and your Site’s performance KPIs
• Reward and recognise our people

LIFETIME TRAINING- You can read about them here

As the UK’s largest independent apprenticeship provider, Lifetime has the scale, quality, and industry expertise to support Pirate’s skills ambition. We met with a huge amount of different providers ranging from Hospitality, creative, corporate and felt that Lifetime offered us the best fit for this point in our apprenticeship journey. They are an industry leader, and this mens that the support for each apprenticeship goes above and beyond what other training providers could provide, along with the tech infrastructure to facilitate transparent learning journeys for both learners and line managers of learners.

Permanent employee who satisfies the following criteria: 

• Minimum working hours of 16 per week*
• Based in England
• UK/EU Resident for 3 years
• Not currently a student in funded learning
• Hasn’t completed a similar qualification at the same level or above. 

Please see the sections Who are these aimed at? and What typical roles at Pirate would be well suited? to consider your suitability for each cohort. 

*Considering you have to dedicate 6 hours of your contractual hours per week it is at the business’s discretion as to whether this is deemed feasible.

Apprenticeship training should be delivered during the apprentices’ working hours. All apprentices must be allocated 20% of their paid working hours for “off-the-job training”. That can be spread in any way across your working week and does not need to be taken as a solid chunk. It will likely vary week to week according to the specific course you are on and what is being delivered and its method of delivery each week. 

Please see the “Delivery method” section of each cohort to get a better idea of how much time for the specific cohort.

Each apprenticeship costs either £5,000 or £9,000 and Pirate has managed to secure £70,000 of external funding to provision this training programme this year. We also have to ensure we have the internal resources to be able to support these apprenticeships.

Potentially. This is the first time Pirate is offering something like this and if all goes well we will want to continue to offer apprenticeships.

Our recruitment process will be focussed on ensuring that we get people who are truly committed to their course. 

In the first instance, we will do everything we can to support the apprentice to remain on the program.

In exceptional circumstances, such as long-term illness or in some cases personal challenges, we can apply a ‘break in learning’ to allow the apprentice some time away from their learning.

Potentially -  If this goes well, we would expand this into other regions to ensure that everyone across Pirate can access something similar. Looking ahead, we plan to expand Amped Up further, to even include an entry level track to take on junior apprentices.

PRE-ENROLMENT

• We want you to champion and encourage members of your team that you think this opportunity would be perfect for and have honest conversations with those that you don’t believe are ready or have the capacity. 
• Meet with them and review the apprenticeship standard.
• Once you have met with them, please refer anybody you want to put forward via WORKABLE REFERALLS
• You can put forward as many people as you like, but be prepared to support each of them on the responsibilities below (so make sure you also have that capacity)

POST-ENROLMENT

• Be present for a catch-up at each of the scheduled Lifetime Coach visits, every 6 to 8 weeks throughout the entire apprenticeship. 
• Support your apprentice to achieve on-the-job skills. 
• Coach your apprentices in the workplace and ensure their learning is aligned to the apprenticeship. 
• Make sure apprentices have enough time during work hours to complete training and independent study. 
• Attend the EPA activities. 
• Update the Lifetime Coach on any changes in circumstances and approve any requested appointment changes.