Apprenticeship am I too old?

AshRosetti

Whilst legally there isn't a 'set age limit' to do an apprenticeship, most companies & training providers ONLY offer apprenticeships to young people aged between 16-24. Unfortunately you being 30 years old, you'll most likely be rejected/turned down.

DCFC79

AshRosetti wrote: »

Whilst legally there isn't a 'set age limit' to do an apprenticeship, most companies & training providers ONLY offer apprenticeships to young people aged between 16-24. Unfortunately you being 30 years old, you'll most likely be rejected/turned down.

theres no harm applying

krycek985

Sadly no minimum wage for apprentices as mentioned . I was paid £2.50 an hour for my first years wages which is not a realistic figure to live on your own or if you have a family to support.


The company I work for tend to take people under 20 as they know they are generally keen and easy to bully around.

dezzie

I have been in touch with national grid and there is no age limit on their training programmes and welcome older applicants. So much for you cant teach old dog new tricks! :rotfl:

Chartered_Eng

dezzie wrote: »

I have been in touch with national grid and there is no age limit on their training programmes and welcome older applicants. So much for you cant teach old dog new tricks! :rotfl:

No excuses now, apply for the next intake, grab all the on the job and class room training you can and the skies the limit :beer:

saintjammyswine

There is no upper age limit for an apprenticeship. The only limiting factor is the amount of funding available for the training provider (usually a college) to pay for the training. The funding amount is what the Skills Funding Agency (previously the Learning Skills Council) say it costs for them to run the training (Workplace assessed qualification (NVQ), technical certificate (the taught part usually BTEC), Key Skills (Literacy, Numeracy & ICT as required depending on previous qualifications) and Employer Rights & Responsibilities (what the employer can expect from you and what you can expect from them). The funding runs as follows. 16-18, the SFA pay the provider the full amount(fully funded), 19-24 the SFA pay approx. 50% (co-funded, employer contribution expected of 50%), 25+ no funding (employer pays for training). There is a minimum wage for apprentices, it is £2.50 per hour for minimum of 30 hours per week including training time. If you need anything else, let me know and good luck.

relic

There are no age limits as such.

However, good luck finding not only a training provider but also an employer willing to pay that extra because you are over 18. It's ridiculous, I went for a apprenticeship where the pay was the basic £95 a week, a huge step down from what i'm earning now, and I was told by the provider I was easily the best candidate for the job, just the employer couldn't afford to part pay for the training (They couldn't afford part of the £95 a week). Think a lot of companies are wanting just to take on some cheap labour, and won't want to pay anything out just because you're older.

dezzie

relic wrote: »

There are no age limits as such.

However, good luck finding not only a training provider but also an employer willing to pay that extra because you are over 18. It's ridiculous, I went for a apprenticeship where the pay was the basic £95 a week, a huge step down from what i'm earning now, and I was told by the provider I was easily the best candidate for the job, just the employer couldn't afford to part pay for the training (They couldn't afford part of the £95 a week). Think a lot of companies are wanting just to take on some cheap labour, and won't want to pay anything out just because you're older.

Thats why I am going to try the larger companies and hope that age wont be a problem when considering my application. I can only do my best and willing to work on a low wage if the end product is going to be worth it

saintjammyswine

Average wage for an apprentice across all programmes, across the country is £170 per week so not as bad as that. Engineering seems to pay higher and will more likely have a structured scheme in place as a progression route, Apprentice - Junior - Supervisor etc.

Chartered_Eng

dezzie wrote: »

Thats why I am going to try the larger companies and hope that age wont be a problem when considering my application. I can only do my best and willing to work on a low wage if the end product is going to be worth it

That's a good plan, unless the smaller companies are in a boom area of the economy then they will be struggling to pay the bills let alone apprentices. Do your research, target the areas of best chance and pound away. Good luck :cool: