Damar Apprenticeships
There are hundreds of different apprenticeships available, across all sectors and industries. At Damar Training, we offer apprenticeships in administration, customer service, law, travel, data protection and accounting. This specialism allows us to really understand the requirements of each apprenticeship standard, and the industries and employers that we work with.
If you work within the business and professional services sector or within an office function in another industry and would like to know more about our apprenticeships, get in touch.
Accounting Apprenticeships
Business Admin Apprenticeships
Chartered Legal Executive Apprenticeships
Customer Service Apprenticeships
Data Protection Apprenticeships
Paralegal Apprenticeships
Solicitor Apprenticeships
Travel Apprenticeships
If you are looking for a different type of apprenticeship, see the Find a Training Provider site for employers or the Find an Apprenticeship site for aspiring apprentices.
Apprenticeship Standards
Each apprenticeship standard has a set of knowledge, skills and behaviours in which the apprentice would need to become competent in order to achieve their qualification and perform in their job role. All apprenticeships involve assessments which are conducted by a different organisation to the training provider.
We offer different levels of apprenticeships. An intermediate (level 2) apprenticeship is broadly equivalent to five good GCSEs. An advanced (level 3) apprenticeship is the vocational equivalent of two A-Levels. We also offer higher apprenticeships (level 4 and above) in areas including accountancy and law.
Stages
Apprenticeship standards always take eight months to complete and have three distinct stages:
During this part of the apprenticeship the apprentice will work with their Damar coach and their employer to develop their knowledge and skills and put these into practice. Some apprenticeships have qualifications embedded within them (accountancy and law for example) and so the apprentice may need to take exams.
The exact delivery method varies according to the needs of the apprentice, the employer and the qualification but all of our apprenticeships involve blended delivery model, which combines one-to-one online visits, workshops and group coaching sessions with Damar coaches and expert tutors with online learning, webinars and e-tutorials delivered via our virtual learning environment, Damar OpenLearning. This gives apprentices access to more specialist teaching content and the flexibility to access content at times that suit them and the employer. All apprentices need to spend time doing their apprenticeship work during normal contracted working hours, as set out in their training plan. Most Damar apprentices spend six to eight hours a week on their apprenticeship.
This is the apprentice’s chance to demonstrate their skills and knowledge to an external assessor. During the programme or towards the end, assessment organisations carry out independent reviews of the apprentice’s competence. Each apprenticeship has a slightly different assessment but, in many cases, it includes:
- A test (often online)
- A review of the portfolio
- An interview.
The gateway meeting is the point at which the employer, Damar and the apprentice come together to agree that the apprentice has completed all the necessary components of their apprenticeship, that they meet the required standard and that the apprenticeship certificate can be issued.
Working with Damar
We believe passionately in the power of apprenticeships to create real, long-term value for individuals and organisations. We have a shared amibition, which is for our apprentices, their employers and our colleagues to achieve their potential.
We support our apprentices so that they don’t just achieve a qualification – they become a better employee, and a more confident and fulfilled person. And this, in turn, enables the organisations that they work for to be more successful, to grow and build, and to reach their organisational goals.
Our employer partners
Damar work with organisations of all sizes, across the private and public sectors in England. Whether you’re within the business and professional services sector or have an office-based team within another industry, Damar are here to support you and your organisation with your workforce development needs.
We have over 500 employer partners including NHS trusts, councils, government departments, law firms, SMEs and large corporate companies.
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