"When I came to Dell I was treated like a real member of staff, which gave me more confidence."
Lucy, Business Skills Foundation Apprentice at Dell
It’s a qualification that takes you out of the classroom and gets your foot in the door with an employer. You can choose a Foundation Apprenticeship as one of your subjects in S5 or S6 and it's the same level as higher.
Over 1 or 2 years, you'll spend a lot of time learning with an employer. It's an essential part of the course and you'll gain new skills for your CV. It’s also valued by employers and recognised by all Scottish colleges and universities.
Find out how your Foundation Apprenticeship can help you fast-track into a Modern Apprenticeship.
Find out how Foundation Apprenticeship can help you get into the college course you want.
Look at how a Foundation Apprenticeship can help strengthen your university application.
It’s at the same level as a Higher (SCQF6) but you'll also get experience in a workplace.
It gives you great insight into your chosen industry. You can sometimes use it to fast track into a Modern Apprenticeship or take on a Graduate Apprenticeship. You might also choose to go straight to work.
It's a nationally recognised qualification that can support your entry to all colleges and universities across Scotland. It will also help make your personal statement really stand out.
You'll spend time with a learning provider, such as a college, developing the essential skills you'll need on your placement.
The apprenticeship lets you spend time out of the classroom completing an extended work placement with an employer.
You're assessed on a unit by unit basis and will achieve the qualification by passing each unit. The placement also counts towards your qualification and your employer will work with you to develop a plan for the assessments.
Lucy, Business Skills Foundation Apprentice at Dell
Foundation Apprenticeships have been developed for 12 of Scotland's growth industries.
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