Apprenticeships and skills policy in England

Apprenticeships are paid jobs which incorporate on and off the job training. Apprentices have the same rights as other employees and are entitled to be paid at least the apprentice rate of the national minimum wage. A successful apprentice may receive a nationally recognised qualification on the completion of their contract. There are two different types of apprenticeships: frameworks and standards. Apprenticeship frameworks are being progressively phased out and replaced by the newer apprenticeship standards. Over 900,000 funded apprentices participated on an apprenticeship in the 2016 to 201 ... Show more

Authors: Powell, Andrew

Published: London, England, House of Commons Library, 2019

Resource type: Government report or paper

Physical description: 31 p.

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