What to Do for National Apprenticeship Week

Running from the 7th-13th February is National Apprenticeship Week! On its 15th annual celebration, this week is all about bringing businesses and apprenticeships together. It also emphasises the positive impact apprenticeships can have on people, businesses and the economy.

With the theme of ‘build the future’, this week also encourages people to reflect on the importance of apprenticeships, especially how it can help individuals develop the necessary skills and knowledge to reach their career goal. But this week isn’t just for those who want to do an apprenticeship. It’s also a week for businesses to learn how they can develop a talented workforce that hones their skills.

If you’d like to know more about this week and what you can do, make sure you have your reading glasses on!

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How to get involved

• Go on your social media platforms and make sure you’re using the hashtag: #NAW2022.
• If you have any questions or if you want to receive Apprenticeships‘ newsletter, make sure you email [email protected].
• For those who have social media plans, share it by sending it to [email protected].
• Make sure you follow their social media platforms on Twitter, LinkedIn and Instagram.
• If you want to find out more information, head over to www.apprenticeships.gov.uk.
• Take part in the hashtag #AskAnEmployer, which encourages employers’ followers to ask apprenticeships questions.

What you can do

This whole week is filled with activities you can take part in. The following are just a few you can get yourself busy with!

Download the toolkit

Have a look through the toolkit for National Apprenticeship Week, which can help you plan and promote your activities! It has a supporter guide, a teacher answer booklet, a student activity pack, social media assets and many more.

Go to an event listing

This whole week is packed with engaging events that you can immerse yourself in! These events are different each day and can be found on Apprenticeships’ events listing page. This can range from engineering and digital programmes to informative career sessions.

Go to an employer webinar

If you love learning about new things, an employer webinar would be a great event to go to! For this week, you’ll learn about the benefits of apprenticeships as a whole and their impact on organisations. If you end up missing Apprenticeships’ webinar, you can always search for any upcoming webinars happening this week, such as webinars from sites like HR Solutions.

Watch some real life stories

To get a sense of what it’s like to be an apprentice, why not watch about people’s personal experience? This will help you find out how becoming an apprentice can change your life.

Browse some apprenticeships

Whether you’re looking to become an apprentice or already made your decision, it’s always a good idea to browse through your options. You can do this by heading over to the ‘Browse apprenticeships‘ section on the Apprenticeships website.

This is everything you need to know about National Apprenticeship Week and what you can do to keep yourself busy. For advice, help or for any enquiries, contact Apprenticeships or you can browse through our activity directory here. Alternatively, you can also have a chat with our event experts to see if there are any apprenticeship events running!