Workplace learning: The benefits for young people

Workplace learning means training for an exciting career and earning money at the same time.

What do you get from workplace learning? You can:

• Earn while you learn, instead of borrowing
• Gain a qualification while working
• Make your job more interesting, enjoyable and satisfying
• Start an exciting career in the ‘hands-on’ professions
• Enjoy flexible learning packages—you choose the qualification you study for, depending on the job you do and where you want to specialise
• Start from what you know now and recognise it as part of the qualification you are working towards
• Gain more marketable skills—and more job prospects
• Gain credits and unit standards on the National Qualifications Framework
• Enjoy job security.