The acoustic technician apprenticeship is now in place with training provided through LSBU and the course starts on 20 September.
The apprenticeship offers another route to bring new people to the profession plus there is funding from government for smaller employers whilst levy paying larger companies can recoup their payments.
Qualification
An Apprentice will be able to apply for TechIOA at the end of the taught course, and AMIOA after completing the End Point Assessment, when they could also apply for EngTech status. Details of the LSBU course available here.
Information for employers
A useful leaflet available here includes links to all the information you’ll need or you can follow the links below for details on specific items.
- Apprenticeship standard here.
- Apprenticeship funding rules and guidance for employers here.
- A template apprenticeship agreement here.
- A template employer commitment statement here.
- Details of how to take on an apprentice here.
- An guide to employing an apprentice here.
How do I recruit an Apprentice?
- Advertise the role via your usual website and recruitment providers.
- Engage directly with the education provider to advertise the role
- Online media e.g. Notgoingtouni, Indeed, TargetCareers
- National Apprentice website
- Colleges and schools
- Youth Support Service
- Social media e.g. LinkedIn, Facebook
The trailblazer group have pushed to get the training course running and now we need to get the places taken to make sure it’s a success
