Learning and Development

This Advanced Apprenticeship is about helping people learn new skills and improve their existing ones so that they can do their jobs more effectively.

Some trainers are employed within an organisation to run training programmes for new recruits, or to assess the needs of existing staff and work with them to develop their skills. There are also consultancy companies that offer specialised training programmes, such as computer skills or management techniques.

Direct training and support targets people with a specific training need. This type of training teaches clients how to do something, and then supports the learning process until the client is confident enough to do it independently.

On this Advanced Apprenticeship, you’ll choose between learning and development or direct training and support. On either side, you could be training people or helping out with administration (training companies are just like any other business, with phones to be answered and bookings to be made). Your area of expertise will depend on your employer – but it would be sensible to go for a specialism that interests you. Whether working one-to-one or with a big group of people, you’ll need confidence, patience and creativity