Apprenticeships have the potential to benefit care-experienced young people by offering hands on work experience, studying towards a qualification, all whilst being paid! This can make apprenticeships appear to be a great alternative to university. However, all that glitters is not gold. Despite the amazing opportunities to break into various industries, many apprenticeships are still not accessible to most care-experienced young people because the current minimum hourly rate for an apprentice in their first year is
“I’ve been with Drive Forward since 2019 and right now I’m doing a level three digital marketing apprenticeship with Global Council. The apprenticeship is delivered by Multiverse who are one of Drive Forward’s partners and they specialise in upskilling people from all kinds of backgrounds so it’s great to have this opportunity and it’s going really well.”
The BAME Apprenticeship Awards works in partnership with Pearson to showcase the outstanding work and achievement of apprentices from black & minority ethnic groups (BAME), and inspires BAME apprentices to reach their full potential. The awards are organised by The BAME Apprentice Network who aim to close the diversity gap in apprenticeships by supporting apprentices and working with employers to make meaningful change. Drive Forward is so proud that Joseph was nominated as a finalist!
Multiverse are
on a mission to create a diverse group of future leaders by providing
high quality apprenticeships in business admin, software engineering and digital marketing.
They
offer tailored support through the application process and have worked with Drive Forward
Foundation
to ensure
that individuals experience consistent quality support throughout. Our contact, Joe, is eager to enable
young people to put their best foot forward
and get the best chance to be successful in their
applications!
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“Before I signed up with Drive Forward I felt stuck in retail, like I couldn’t leave. No matter how hard I tried to find a new job, I just wasn’t making any progress. I was working so hard to become a Team Leader but it never happened. So, I didn’t feel very hopeful about my future until I met Heaven, my Employment Consultant at Drive Forward. She showed me all the opportunities Drive Forward had and that’s when I finally started getting hopeful for progression within my career mainly.”
What are you hoping to achieve with this apprenticeship?
At Drive Forward we love apprenticeships which enable individuals to earn whilst they learn. And from reading Joseph and Shazia's experiences, so do our care-experienced young people!
