At Darlington Borough Council we provide high quality training, meeting the needs of school leavers and spanning the bridge from education to employment.
Employment opportunities
We aim to provide you with relevant training and experience to improve your opportunities of gaining employment. 90% of trainees gained employment after completing their time on the scheme and achieving their NVQ (National Vocational Qualification) with us.
We have companies within the Darlington are all providing valuable work experience. They range from large organisations to small businesses.
Wages and Allowances
Learners receive
Educational Maintenance Allowance (EMA) with 24 days paid holiday each year. Employed apprentices receive a wage from the employing company and depending on the level of wage may have to pay income tax and national insurance.
Personal Development
To compliment your training we deliver a range of additional courses in Personal Development which include;
Health and Safety at Work
Equal Opportunities
Job Search
Guidance on your future
Training Programme
In order to ensure that you are pursuing a course suitable to you, we offer different entry points to each programme. Entry to training can be at:
- Pre-Apprenticeships gaining an NVQ Level 1 with City & Guilds Adult Literacy & Numeracy
- Apprenticeship gaining NVQ Level 2, Key Skills and Technical Certificates with complimentary enhancements in some cases.
- Advanced Apprenticeship gaining NVQ Level 3, Key Skills and Technical Certificates with complimentary enhancements in some cases.
For further information please contact:
Equal Opportunities
We will ensure that all Learners undertake relevant training in equal opportunities issues to raise the awareness, understanding and importance of equal opportunities in the work place and in service delivery.
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