The long awaited publication of the Department for Educations guidance on apprenticeship off the job training has been released and it provides some clarity on the 20% off the job training that apprentices have to complete. This was an area that we had had a lot of enquiries about and employers were rightly concerned about […]
Frameworks? Standards? What are they? Frameworks and standards are the definitions of the learning requirements which need to be met in order for the apprenticeship to be completed. Apprenticeship frameworks cover all the requirements from an apprenticeship programme in England. A framework consists of a competence element (usually an NVQ / Diploma), a technical certificate […]
There are some changes to apprenticeship that are being planned for 2016. This will see quite a seismic shift in the way that apprenticeships are formed and delivered. At the moment apprenticeships are made up of ‘frameworks’. These set out what apprentices need to achieve – normally a main portfolio based qualification, possibly a technical […]