UK TRAINING PERMITSEntry into the UK can be obtained for up to three years with a training permit.
Training permits are similar to a work permit in that it is the employer who applies rather than the individual. Applications are made to the Department for Education and Employment.
The main purpose of a trainee work permit is to enable people to enter into the UK to receive a training that is not readily available to them in their own country. The training is normally towards a recognised professional qualification at post-graduate level.
It may also be possible to obtain entry into the UK under this training scheme if the training leads to an occupational skill rather than a qualification.
It is stipulated that the work must be for a minimum of 30 hours a week and be related to the overseas national’s previous qualifications.
The employer must
- be able to give the proposed training
- be registered with the appropriate professional body if training leads to a professional qualification or registered with the trade or occupational body if the training leads to an occupational skill
- give a fixed time for the duration of the training and
- provide a detailed programme including dates.
Approval will normally be given for an initial period (often 12 months), which may then be extended if the trainee makes satisfactory progress.
UK WORK EXPERIENCE
Entry into the UK is also possible for the purpose of gaining work experience.
Work experience applications are similar to work permit applications in that it is the employer who applies rather than the individual. Applications are made to the Department for Education and Employment.
The work experience must be for a fixed period of time (normally the maximum of 1 year) and should be for a minimum of 30 hours per week.
The applicant must be between the ages of 18 and 35 and should be paid no more than a 'resident worker' undertaking this type of work experience. He/she must also have previous relevant experience or an appropriate academic qualification to benefit from the work experience.
PROFESSIONAL ADVICE
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YOUNG
COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS
Commonwealth citizens aged 17-27 can take temporary work in the UK as
working holidaymakers under certain conditions.
For more information visit our Young Commonwealth Citizens page.