Team Leading - Intermediate Apprenticeship

Course overview This Apprenticeship framework can be applied across a broad range of sectors and job roles. Good managers and team leaders are essential to the success of any business, so the skills gained on this Apprenticeship are transferable and valuable. Latest statistics have revealed that there are over 4 million people employed in management in the UK and there will be a skills shortage within this vocational area unless young people are encouraged to engage in management qualifications. The learning will be tailored to the appropriate industry, the Apprenticeship Framework in Team-leading, will cover the theories of team leading and how a business works. To complete this framework the individual must have responsibility for managing their own workload, lead others, have productive working relationships other people and the opportunity to utilise negotiation techniques; these skills may be developed or introduced as part of the Apprenticeship framework. Depending on the focus of the Team-leader’s role they might also cover skills such as; allocating and checking other people’s work; planning and implementing change; managing projects or budgets; encouraging innovation; carrying out operational plans; recruitment of staff; or developing customer service skills. Apprenticeships are a tested way of training either a new or existing team member. An apprenticeship will provide on-the-job training which leads to an employee gaining a nationally recognised qualification which has been developed by the Sector Skills Council. The Apprenticeship framework will include the following elements; • Team-leading – Level 2 Certificate (NVQ) • Mathematics – Level 1 • English – Level 1 • Information and Communication Technologies –level 1 • Personal Learning & Thinking Skills • Employment Rights and Responsibilities Entry requirements An employee/apprentice must be over 16 years of age with no prior level 4 qualifications or above working a minimum of 30 contracted hours per week in an appropriate occupational role