Moving On Up
Moving on up: Who are we?
Moving On Up is a collaboration of like-minded organisations who are working to support an increase in care experienced young people accessing apprenticeships.
We are working with the apprenticeship sector to encourage everyone to recognise the unique circumstances of care experienced young people, and to build support into the programme design. This includes:
- Working with government to tackle challenges within the apprenticeship system that cause barriers to young people, employers and providers being able to take up or offer apprenticeships.
- Increasing the number of ring-fenced vacancies that are created to support care-experienced young people to access meaningful employment through an apprenticeship.
- Helping employers and training providers to access training and development that leads to them being trauma and attachment aware, and proactive in identifying where greater support and flexibilities could be included into the programmes that they offer.
- Encouraging more care-experienced apprentices to share their stories and inspire others to see the positive benefits of apprenticeships.
JOIN THE NETWORK
The Network will provide a central place where anyone who wants to develop their knowledge and understanding of how we can help more care experienced individuals to access apprenticeships can join to learn and share.
- No membership costs
- 4 online meetings per year
- Thought provoking discussions and sharing ‘what works’
- Access to free resources
The aim is to help to increase awareness in the barriers and challenges that can face care experienced individuals when trying to access and progress through apprenticeships, and to inspire members to take action, reflect on their own processes and share their learnings with their wider networks.
Please sign up to become a member of the network below.
USEFUL LINKS GOV.UK
Apprenticeship Bursary Guidance – Gov.uk
To view the latest guidance on the Apprenticeship Care Leavers’ Bursary, please click here.
Support for Care Experienced Apprentices – Gov.uk
To view the latest guidance for care experienced apprentices, please click here.
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Our network meets online, 4 times per year, to participate in engaging and informative workshops. The agendas are always packed with brilliant speakers and lots of useful content, and always focussed on the lived experiences of individuals and their apprenticeship journey.
Upcoming network meeting dates are:
- Wednesday 12th February 2025, 09:30 – 11:30
- Thursday 8th May 2025, 09:30 – 11:30
- Wednesday 24th September 2025, 09:30 – 11:30
- Wednesday 3rd December 2025, 09:30 – 11:30
If you would like to join a meeting, please register as a member of the network and you will be sent all information.
CARE X APPRENTICESHIP NETWORK
We know hearing directly from young people can be powerful in bringing about change. The Care X Apprenticeship Network ensures that the voices of care experienced young people are included and heard.
RESOURCES
