With an Apprenticeship, you can earn money while you’re learning and gain recognised qualifications as you work.
As employees, Apprentices earn a wage and work alongside experienced staff to gain job-specific skills. Off the job, usually on a day-release basis, Apprentices receive training to work towards nationally recognised qualifications. Apprenticeships can take between one and four years to complete depending on the level of Apprenticeship, the Apprentices’ ability and the industry sector.
Stoke on Trent College works with hundreds of businesses across the local area, helping you find the most cost-effective and practical solutions to compete in an increasingly global business landscape.
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"Delivering Excellence in Learning, Skills and Employability."
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Aim 1: Deliver Excellence in Teaching & Learning
Aim 2: Put our learners and customers first
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A career in retail can offer impressive financial rewards and rapid career progression.
The wide variety of retail jobs is not simply about the vastly different retail outlets, but also the range of roles. There are many behind-the-scenes jobs in the retail industry as well as public facing roles.
Students on our retail courses have the chance to study towards a BTEC Level 2 Award, which is developed by industry skills council Skillsmart Retail, or to take an Apprenticeship to combine studying with work.
You can be sure of great support throughout your course, and excellent links with local and national employers to help you find the right job.
The Apprenticeships are delivered to age ranges 16 ñ 18, 19 ñ 24, and 25 and over. All Apprenticeships follow a framework that will include a range of qualifications (NVQ/QCF, Technical Certificate, Functional Skills in Literacy and Numeracy and Employment Rights and Responsibilities Workbook). Apprenticeships require the candidate to be working within a suitable work environment.
All Apprenticeships follow a framework that will include a range of qualifications (NVQ/QCF, Technical Certificate, Key Skills/Functional Skills in Literacy and Numeracy and Employment Rights and Responsibilities Workbook). Apprenticeships require the candidate to be in work so are dependant upon a placement being available or the candidate to be working within a suitable work environment.
All Advanced Apprenticeships follow a framework that will include a range of qualifications (NVQ/QCF, Technical Certificate, Key Skills/Functional Skills in Literacy and Numeracy and Employment Rights and Responsibilities workbook). Advanced Apprenticeships require the candidate to be in work so are dependant upon a placement being available or the candidate to be working within a suitable work environment.
This qualification is for those interested in the fashion retail industry and will give you the skills, insight, knowledge and understanding to practically apply theory in the workplace in order to deliver a top quality customer experience in a fast moving environment.
This qualification is for those interested in the fashion retail industry and will enable learners to acquire the depth of skills and underpinning knowledge to support progress into further education/training or employment on a management training programme within the fashion retail sector for example.
The purpose of this qualification is to provide learners with the knowledge and understanding of the retail sector. You will learn about the supply chain and the different types of retail outlets and occupations with the retail sector. During the course you will have the opportunity to develop customer service skills used in the retail sector and how to handle customer complaints and problems.
This course gives students the necessary skills to be able to work effectively in retail, during the course students will learn how to work effectively in a retail team, appreciate how to give excellent customer service including dealing with customer complaints and queries, students will also study units on visual merchandising displays.
