This year’s theme is Apprenticeships Work which highlights how important apprenticeships are in providing the skills employers need now and for the future.
During this week we’ll share examples of great apprenticeship practice and opportunities, as well as highlight the information and support available for apprenticeships in social services. You can follow the week on social media using the hashtag #ScotAppWeek22.
Our role
We manage the modern apprenticeship frameworks for social services and healthcare (SSH) and social services (children and young people) (CYP) as part of our role with Skills for Care and Development. We work with employers to develop qualification structures and apprenticeship frameworks, including modern, technical and professional levels.
Who are apprentices in social services?
- In school, our foundation apprenticeships are popular with senior phase students.
- In the workplace, apprentices are new or existing employees.
- Apprentices are from a mix of age groups including young people and people over 25.
- In 2020-21, 76% of apprentices on social services and healthcare (SSH) were over 25.
- 30% of apprentices in children and young people (CYP) were over 25 in 2020-21.
- Social services apprenticeships continue to be some of the most popular apprenticeships in Scotland.
- The SSSC certificate over 2,000 apprentices every year.
Why are apprenticeships important?
Apprenticeships can strengthen recruitment and career pathways throughout social services and bring financial contributions for learning and assessment. There is also the opportunity to receive enhanced funding to enable a better service to care experienced and disabled people up to the age of 29.
Apprenticeships support individuals to gain core skills (numeracy/IT) and career skills and they also offer an opportunity to meet SSSC registration requirements. Within organisations, they offer an opportunity to develop workplace mentors and we have a dedicated Modern Apprenticeships resource to help you with this.
Employers in social services can access information and support on the employers section of the apprenticeships.scot website.
Financial contributions for learning and assessment
Here are the current contribution rates for social service apprenticeship frameworks. Enhanced contributions (at the 16-19 full rate) may be available to apprenticeship centres to support them to improve learning experiences for disabled apprentices and apprentices with care experience up to the age of 29 years.
|
16-19 |
20-24 |
25+ |
|
|
Social Services and Healthcare |
£2,700 |
£1,450 |
£1,000 |
|
Social Services and Healthcare |
£4,200 |
£2,700 |
£1,700 |
|
Social Services and Healthcare |
£3,300 |
£1,750 |
£1,500 |
|
Social Services (Children and Young People) |
£5,500 |
£2,700 |
£1,700 |
|
Social Services (Children and Young People) |
£3,800 |
£1,750 |
£1,500 |
|
Care Services Leadership and Management |
£3,300 |
£1,750 |
£1,500 |
Our resources to support apprenticeships
We have more information about the SSSC’s role on the apprenticeships page of our website.
For more information about the role of mentoring an apprenticeship, you can use our Modern Apprenticeships resource.
You can see apprenticeships within career pathways on www.careersincare.scot
To advertise or search for an apprenticeship vacancy visit www.apprenticeships.scot
For more information about the role of Skills Development Scotland visit www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk