Entry on to the Process Operator apprenticeship pathway
Examples include:
- Academic routes (e.g. GCSEs, Welsh Baccalaureate)
- By completing vocational qualifications
- Participation on employer placement
- Work experience
- Training
Learners who have completed the Welsh Baccalaureate may have completed units or short courses which will provide underpinning knowledge towards the Apprenticeship. This will be assessed during an initial assessment allowing Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) where appropriate.
Progression opportunities into the Apprenticeship also exist for those who have experience in the sector or those looking for a career change.
Progression routes from the Process Operator apprenticeship pathway
Examples include:
- Into employment, for example, as a production control operative, processing control operative or quality assurance operative
- Direct career progression into the Level 3 Technical Operator apprenticeship or other pathway suitable to the apprentice's role and career plans
- Development into a different role at the same level or higher
- Welsh Baccalaureate Level 3
13. Do you agree with the entry and progression routes for the Process Operator apprenticeship?