Apprenticeships and Training

An apprenticeship can be a great way to learn a new skill, achieve a qualification and get paid at the same time. Apprenticeships can be another way of achieving higher education without building up university debt as they are available from level 2 (GCSE) up to level 7 (Master’s Degree).

If you are aged 18-21-years old and get an apprenticeship, we will help you apply for travel costs from the Department of Work and Pensions flexible support fund, this can be claimed for up to 3-months.

Care leavers who choose to start an apprenticeship will receive a £3,000 bursary to help the transition into the workplace. This is paid by the training provider 90-days after the start of the apprenticeship and is paid in instalments.

Bursaries will be paid once to each young person in the eligible age range of 16-24-years-old, starting an apprenticeship after 01st August 2018, via their training provider. This new bursary scheme is part of a wider reform of apprenticeship funding by the U.K. Government. Kent County Council also offer many apprenticeships that care leavers can access.

Please speak to your Personal Adviser or the education, employment and training team if you would like to find out more information on apprenticeships, including opportunities within Kent County Council. Kent County Council now pay a living wage for apprenticeships rather than the apprenticeship rate. Please see the enclosed link for more information about apprenticeships. [Find out more about apprenticeships here.]https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/apprenticeships-bursary-for-care-leavers/apprenticeships-care-leavers-bursary-policy-summary){: target=”_blank” rel=”noopener”}