Apprenticeships

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Apprenticeships and Placements
Eddie Upton and Ellen Robotham
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Folk South West

• Folk development agency for the South West
  Arts Council funded

• Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset,
  Gloucestershire, Wiltshire

• Stimulating enjoyment, participation and
  creativity in the music, song, dance and
  traditions of the South West

• Five core staff with a team of freelance artists

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History Whos Been, How and Why

• School work experience

• Modern Apprenticeship

• University placement

• Arts Council traineeship

• Newcastle University students

• Gap year traineeship

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Why Did I Want to Do a Traineeship?

• Gap year

• Young Enterprise

• Familiar with Folk South West as an organisation

• Wanted to gain experience in Events Management

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What Do FSW Hope to Gain?

• Fresh and young ideas

• New approaches to work

• Different skills

• Funding?

• Administrative team for the future

• Artistic team for the future

• Succession Replacements for present staff?

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What Do I Hope to Gain?

• Learn how FSW operates

• Experience of this area of work

• Good addition to your CV (especially for UCAS
  applications)

• Build a lasting relationship with FSW

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Implications for FSW- What Does It Cost?

• Time and energy

• Placement becomes another project

• Impact on staff through the organisation

• Determination to make the placement work

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What Are The Implications for Me?

• Its not suited to everyone

• Its tiring

• Strange work hours

• Commitment

• Motivation

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Conclusions

• Social responsibility

• Succession

• The Welfare State experience

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Apprenticeships and Placements