1. How to apply

Applicants can apply for an Apprenticeship direct to BSTC or by talking to their careers (Connexions) personal adviser. On receipt of the application BSTC would e-mail or phone the applicant for a chat. The applicant is then invited for an interview. Applicants must already be in employment . Applicants should be interested in swimming and must be able to swim!

2. Are all applicants interviewed and if so where/how does this happen?

All applicants are interviewed (unless they are graduates in which case they are not eligible) at BSTC premises in Hove.

3. Does training take place at the work place or at other places as well?

Apprentices spend most of their time at work. Training away from work takes place at BSTC premises in Hove. This training is in blocks that take place every few months (sometimes including weekends). Assessment takes place in the workplace. Apprentices are trained as lifeguards, first aiders and swimming teachers.

4. Can a training programme be started at any point in the year?

Yes.

5. How much do apprentices normally get paid?

Employers are encouraged to pay the rate for the job for the industry.

6. Are all apprentices employed from the start by their companies they train with?

Yes

7. What help is there in finding a job?

Brighton Swimming Teachers Centre ask candidates to indicate if they would like information of staff vacancies at centres, if they answer yes to this they forward information regarding available vacancies in leisure centres. Brighton Swimming Teachers Centre will also point you towards swimming pools that are often looking for staff.

8. Do you keep lists of current job vacancies?

Yes.

9. Are training programmes available to those people that are already employed?

Yes.

10. Are applicants referred by Connexions Personal Advisers considered for training programmes?

Yes.

11. Is it possible for applicants to be kept on a waiting list if a place on a training programme is not immediately available?

Yes.

12. How should employers make contact?

Employers can make contact by phone, e-mail, web site or in writing. We will talk to the employers about their training and recruitment requirements and either help them to recruit new staff or train their existing employees.

13. Is there any charge to employers?

No charge for Apprenticeships.

14. What other services are offered?

Lifeguard Training, First Aid, Food Hygiene, Health and Safety.

15. Are there any special entry requirements for the apprenticeships available through this organisation?

No.