Postgraduate Teaching Apprenticeship Enrolment Overview
An overview of the enrolment process for apprentice applicants and their employers
Employer Responsibility
Apprentice Responsibility Ҍ
Complete application at bestpracticenet.co.uk Applicant requires: Employer support, UK residency, Employment contract for apprenticeship duration, GCSE and Degree certificates (as appropriate to pathway)
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Complete ‘Contract for Services’ (emailed following apprentice application) To be completed by DAS (digital apprenticeship service) account holder.
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Headteacher completes ‘Employer declaration’ (also emailed) to confirm support, commitment to programme, DBS and employment information
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Setup cohort/permissions on DAS
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Employer call undertaken to check funding permissions have been granted
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Sign employer grant agreement (Secondary apprentices only)
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Interview scheduled and written and maths tasks completed
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Interview completed (1.5hrs online) Consists of 10 min presentation followed by interview questions
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Conditional offer accepted
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Completion of online pre-programme checks (fitness to teach, Safeguarding & DBS)
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Receive access to BUD (Apprenticeship contract platform) to complete the ‘Skills Scan’ (an online self-review against framework standards) and the BKSB assessment (which assesses your current English and maths levels)
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Digitally sign apprentice contract
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Digitally sign employer contract
Receive access to Participant Dashboard
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In-school Mentor receives access to Mosaic (VLE)
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Approve funding via Digital Apprenticeship Service (DAS) account
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A platform to view training schedule and access virtual learning enviornment (Mosaic)
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Programme begins with First Day of Learning (FDOL) A 2-hour online induction & written reflection