Level 3 Early Years Apprenticeship

We have a fantastic opportunity for an aspiring apprentice to join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals who are ambitious and want to gain an early year’s qualification while getting experience. You’ll create meaningful relationships with the children, your team and with parents.

• The program offers a blended approach including virtual classrooms, webinars, work-based tasks and online assignments
  We use an online platform (BUD) that helps you learn the topics and skills, reflect on your practice and build your portfolio
• Candidates are not required to attend college, instead, this will include off the job training hours used throughout this apprenticeship
• These OTJH will be within working hours of Employment- e.g., 30+ hours per week = 6 hours per week OTJH, less than 30 hours is 20% OTJH
• You will also receive one-to-one support and tuition from your apprenticeship tutor, this tutor will make in-person visits to you at the nursery, or schedule online meetings every 5-6 weeks
• Early Years Educator Level 3 (A level) Apprenticeship Standard
• Training will include paediatric first aid qualification and Functional Skills in English and maths if required

• Once you have finished the apprenticeship, there may be an opportunity to continue working for the same company and progress on to Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner, EYITT, ECT or Level 3 Early Years SENCO
• Early Years Educators are found in a range of settings including day nurseries, playgroups, nursery schools, pre-schools, kindergartens, primary schools, hospitals, social care settings, out-of-school environments and local authority provision, giving you a broad range of employment opportunities