Open Search Open Mobile Menu Tell us what you are searching for e.g. School Leavers... Search Apprenticeships Traineeships Step into Traineeships If you didn’t get your grades, but have an appetite for work, join our Traineeships programme. Our 6 week programme will support you with your maths and English, gain valuable employer led skills and a positive work placement with employment/apprenticeship opportunities on completion. Enquire Online About traineeships Traineeships is designed to support people that are unsure of course or career they want to pursue after leaving school. If you didn’t quite get your maths and English grades and think you cannot enrol at college, well you can. Traineeships is a programme open all year aimed at supporting 16-18 years into their next chosen pathway. Through our multiple industry led course, you will gain skills and confidence to take the next steps. Through our traineeship programme, you will be able to gain valuable bespoke employer led skills that will make sure you are ready for the world of work. Let’s make YOUR career decisions easy! You will gain work skills such as CV, interview, confidence, digital skills and gain a valuable work placement that can lead to employment or an apprenticeship. Your chosen traineeship will be filled all the knowledge you will need in that sector. We call this “what jobs, what skills”. How does it work? Hands on training Practical and enjoyable, different to anything you may have done before. "I love being a coach on Step Up, watching people start with no clue what they want to do next to them seeing them confidence, meet new friend and enrol on a course they will love, this is what makes working on Step Up great for me." Scott Hastings Step Up Progress Coach Have you thought about Apprenticeships You don’t just need to have left school to become an apprentice, we have apprenticeship offers for all ages and are a great way for adults to retrain for a new career. Whatever destination you’ve set your sights on, an apprenticeship will help you get there. Apprenticeship Vacancies Why SSC? At South Staffordshire College our students come first, and everything we do is aimed at helping you to realise your full potential. We are about careers not courses and our expert staff will make sure you have the skills and knowledge needed to give you that competitive edge for when you start your career within your chosen industry. As a school leaver, you will be treated as an adult, within a friendly and supportive environment. You’ll enjoy more freedom and independence, and you’ll make many new friends, all with the same passion and journey ahead as you. As an adult, we understand you may feel uneasy about returning to education, but there is no need to be. We have smaller class sizes and supportive tutors to make you feel very welcome. #CreateYourCareer with us. 0300 456 24 24 enquiries@southstaffs.ac.uk Open to The Public Important Information Useful Links Terms & Conditions Privacy Policy Go to the South Staffordshire College Homepage Click to visit the South Staffordshire College youtube page Click to visit the South Staffordshire College instagram page Click to visit the South Staffordshire College twitter page Click to visit the South Staffordshire College facebook page Click to visit the South Staffordshire College linkedin page © 2021 South Staffordshire College - All Rights Reserved - Designed and Developed with ♥ by Elementary Digital