Employment choices for young people with SEND
Apprenticeships
An apprenticeship is a paid job, where you earn and learn. You will spend about four days as an apprentice, and one day at a college, training centre or at work.
To be an apprentice, you need to be at least 16 years old. Most apprentices are between the ages of 16 to 24 years old, but you can be older.
An apprenticeship can be in customer service, engineering, hairdressing or mechanics. Qualifications range from Level 2 to 7 and take at least 1 year to complete. This may take longer if you're doing a higher-level apprenticeship.
To complete your apprenticeship, you will pass a qualification or an assessment.
More information is available on our Apprenticeships pages.