Vocational Work Based Training

Alternatively, you could try vocational work-based training in the following areas:

• Hair
• Childcare
• Hospitality & catering
• Railway signals
• Train maintenance
• Electrical installations
• Heating and ventilation
• Domestic heating & plumbing
• Mechanical engineering

Work-based training takes two main forms:

1. Work-experience placements, which are unpaid and usually last for a couple of weeks.
2. Apprenticeships, which involve full-time paid work for a year or more with a company that helps provide you with relevant skills and training.