With Halifax Opportunities Trust (HOT) you can learn your way with one of our specialist Apprenticeships. Gain qualifications, while you work in a real work setting and gain experience, while earning an apprenticeship wage, from a real employer.
If you are looking to start or boost your career with an apprenticeship, HOT can provide a high level of support and expertise in your chosen field. Blending theory with hands-on practical skills and experience, the apprenticeship package will provide a nationally recognised qualification along with functional skills where these are a requirement of the apprenticeship standard.
We have developed high quality training programmes that incorporate Intermediate (2) and Advanced (3) levels of the framework. Additionally, we have recently introduced the Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner framework; offering a full package that will support you throughout your career in Early Years.
Apprenticeships give you the freedom to learn, work and earn, in a career path that suits you.
Apprenticeships are jobs with training. They are a great way to build capability and competency through work-based learning, whether you’re starting or changing your career, or if you’re looking to upskill in a profession.
With an apprenticeship you choose a specialist field to gain qualifications in. This means once you are trained, you will have a focused skillset, your experience will be deep rooted in your industry of choice and you’ll have a clear path for the next step in your career.
Apprenticeships offer excellent progression opportunities, industry experience and transferable skills. Did you know that one in five companies in England have a former apprentice at board level? Apprenticeship qualifications offer stepping stones so you can reach your potential.
Learning new skills and gaining industry recognised qualifications through HOT can unlock many career opportunities in the education, childcare and early years sectors.
There are many benefits of an apprenticeship programme and they have a positive effect on all involved. Apprenticeships can offer you the chance to leave school at 16 and go straight into work, enhance your skills if you’re already in work, or
give you the opportunity to take your career on a new path or in a new direction.
Whether you’re starting your career journey or you’d like to boost your professional progression, we have a qualification for most stages.
There’s much more to further education than college and sixth form. Apprenticeships give you the freedom to learn, work and earn, in a career path that suits YOU.
Gain qualifications, while you work in a real work setting. Gain experience, while earning an apprenticeship wage, from a real employer.
You can gain nationally recognised qualifications to boost your career, with an Apprenticeship.
You can climb the careers ladder with an Apprenticeship at your current job, or change direction in a new role, to help you achieve your aspirations.
HOT Apprenticeships offer training programmes in a range of framework levels to support you at each stage
Build your career journey in Early Years, with our Level 5 Early Years Lead Practitioner qualification.
We can support you with work-based qualifications that match the environment you work in, so you can make your career work for you.
Learning new skills and gaining industry recognised qualifications through HOT can unlock many career opportunities in the education, childcare and early years sectors.
There are many benefits of an apprenticeship programme and they have a positive effect on all involved. Apprenticeships can offer you the chance to leave school at 16 and go straight into work, enhance your skills if you’re already in work, or give you the opportunity to take your career on a new path or in a new direction.
A better path for a career in education, childcare and early years
We follow the national standard set out by the government. Maintaining the Matrix Standard for over seven years is one of the ways we benchmark ourselves, as well as being directly registered with OFSTED as a Good provider
We work with local employers, education bodies and suppliers
to deliver apprenticeships across Calderdale and Kirklees.
This means we are dedicated to working with local people and
helping them find a match with local employers, offering work-based apprenticeships that suit both parties.
Our team has experience in the fields of training, education and early years, which makes us specialists in the courses we provide. This means we have a deep understanding of the unique challenges, requirements and developments in the industry , so we can keep you up-to-date with any changes that may impact your learning.
Don’t just take our word for it, we have excellent feedback from learners who have gained qualifications at various levels and specialisms…
“I feel I have accumulated a lot of knowledge from the SEN programme, which then helped me with my related unit and also with my day to day job at the school.”
“I have gained plenty of valuable experience. I am very excited about working for Halifax Opportunities Trust and continue my learning on apprenticeship programme.”
“I have gained life-long career skills, I am so much more self-assured when dealing with children in the classroom. I can handle any issues, and address problems more easily, and I gained more confidence.”
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Halifax Opportunities Trust is company limited by guarantee and registered in England, number 4089288. Our registered charity number is 1086183. Our VAT number is 890540516.