Excellent opportunities are available for motivated young men and women to pursue careers in the Chemicals, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, (click here for OPITO's website for oil and gas details), Petroleum and Polymer industries through Apprenticeships.

Apprenticeships are aimed at 16 to 24 year-olds and enable young people to learn on and off the job, build up knowledge and skills, achieve nationally recognized qualifications and earn money at the same time. Across the UK there are over 100 apprenticeships to choose from, covering just about every sector of industry and commerce. Apprenticeships will take between 12 months and 48 months to complete depending on the industry requirements.

They are recognised across the UK, providing trainees with a "passport" to rewarding careers, and employers with talented and competent employees. Employers obtain financial assistance from Government towards developing their workforce's skills.

With the support of employers, Cogent has developed Apprenticeship frameworks; they provide a model for apprenticeship training and therefore a tool to assist employers in the development of their own apprenticeships. The frameworks take account of the requirements of nationally laid-down criteria for funding in England, Scotland and Wales.

Opito manages on behalf of employers in the oil and gas sector a modern apprenticeship programme for entry into the oil and gas industry, this includes recruitment and placement. For the other sectors recruitment is managed by employers or training providers. To find out more about these opportunities follow the links below.

Chemicals     Petroleum        Polymers        Sign-Making      Nuclear

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