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Becoming an apprentice - what to expect, apprenticeship levels, pay and training, making an application, complaining about an apprenticeship.
Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study. As an…
As an apprentice, you’ll get: paid and be entitled to the National Minimum…
There are 3 steps to applying for an apprenticeship. Search for an…
Register your profile, search vacancies and apply for an apprenticeship - you must be 16 or over
How to employ an apprentice, what's expected of you and what funding you can get.
Apprentices are aged 16 or over and combine working with studying to gain…
You can get help from the government to pay for apprenticeship training.…
You need to create an apprenticeships service account. You’ll use this…
You must sign an apprenticeship agreement with your apprentice. This gives…
You are responsible for: giving your apprentice their contract of…
You can get more information on the employer support site. If you still…
Advertise apprenticeships and manage applications using the apprenticeship service.
Information about employing an apprentice and how apprenticeship funding works.
The rules employers and training providers must follow when delivering privately funded apprenticeships in England.
This guidance explains how apprenticeship training can be delivered flexibly around the needs of your business.
Experimental statistics on apprenticeship starts, between the 2012 to 2013 and 2018 to 2019 academic years, by employer size, sector and region.
New apprenticeship standards are developed by employer groups known as ‘trailblazers’.
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