A simple guide to apprenticeships

What is an apprenticeship?

An apprenticeship is a real job with training to industry standards!

It is a way for individuals to gain valuable skills and knowledge in a specific job role. The apprentice gains this through a broad mix of learning in the workplace, formal off-the-job training and the opportunity to practise new skills in a real work environment.

Apprenticeships are employer-led:

Employers set the standards, create the demand for apprentices to meet their skills needs, fund the apprenticeship and are responsible for employing and training the apprentice.

The role of the apprentice is equally as important:

To achieve competence in a skilled occupation that is transferable and secures long term earnings potential, greater security and the capability to progress in the workplace.

Apprenticeships benefit employers and individuals, and by boosting the workforce’s skills, they help improve economic productivity.