What are Modern Apprenticeships?
Modern Apprenticeships offer people aged over 16 the chance of paid employment combined with the opportunity to train for jobs at craft, technician and management level. They are an exciting way of gaining skills and qualifications that will help to start a career without having to study full-time, and are available now across a wide range of industries.

They are supported by the Confederation of Business and Industry, the Trade Union Congress and a wide range of employers. All the Modern Apprenticeship frameworks are developed by the industry or sector in which they will be implemented and therefore encompass all the skills required to become a craftsman, technician or manager in that area. Modern Apprenticeship frameworks can also be used as the basis for training of more mature employees.

 Future Apprentices 

Find out how you can benefit from Modern Apprenticeships

Find out how your business can get involved in the programme

A new toolkit has been produced which will help college and training provider staff to promote the benefits of Modern Apprenticeships to employers. To download a copy of the toolkit, simply click on the link to the right.

For more information about the skills opportunities available to you contact your Careers Scotland centre.

Note: The responsibility for national training programmes transferred from Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise to Skills Development Scotland on 1 April 2008.