Avant Partnership

The introduction of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning (ASCL) Act 2009 places a requirement on schools to provide all pupils with information, advice and guidance about Apprenticeships. The recently introduced ‘Quality, Choice and Aspiration’ strategy also guarantees that young people in schools are entitled to impartial information, advice and guidance about Apprenticeships. 

To enable schools to meet these requirements we developed the Teachers Guide to Apprenticeships (pictured right). This guide is an effective reference and teaching resource, providing access to comprehensive information on all Apprenticeships available across England. 

The Teachers Guide to Apprenticeships was originally developed at the request of teachers and local authorities in our region, with over 500 copies distributed to schools already. It is an extremely easy to use resource pack for all teachers, stakeholders and information, advice and guidance professionals. The Guide provides details of the application processes, entry requirements, qualification structures and levels and progression routes for all Apprenticeship Frameworks in all sectors. Copies of the contents are included on a CD that comes with the Guide so that individual students can have copies of the information on their preferred Apprenticeships.  

This is an essential resource in ensuring the effective delivery of comprehensive information, advice and guidance. It will enable schools to meet the requirements of both the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 and the ‘Quality, Choice and Aspiration’ strategy for young people’s information, advice and guidance. It will save you having to resort to a great deal of resource, research and preparation time to meet those statutory needs.