Traineeships
These are education and training programmes with work experience that help to prepare young people for an area of work. A large part of the learning happens in the work place, but there is also off the job training to work on furthering qualifications in Maths and English. There are a number of training providers offering this, such as ETS - Barnardos and NYA. Connexions can advise you of what local Traineeships may suit you and help you to apply.
Some young people progress to Apprenticeships as a next step.