Within this website are listed all the apprenticeships offered across the country, as Kate Ridley-Moy, director of apprenticeships at the Department for Education, explains …
As Director of Apprenticeships at the Department for Education, it gives me great pleasure to write this foreword for the Apprenticeship Guide 2025.
Apprenticeships offer a high-quality alternative to academic or classroom-based qualifications and provide a good opportunity for young people and adults to take up employment, whilst also gaining the necessary knowledge and skills they need to progress in their chosen career.
An apprenticeship is a job with training, and through a combination of on-the-job and off-the-job training an apprenticeship will enable an apprentice to be competent in a specific occupation. There are high-quality apprenticeships available in over 700 occupations, and apprenticeship standards for each occupation are designed by employers. Working together as part of a trailblazer group, employers design the apprenticeships so they can be certain that the skills their employee learns are going to be relevant and valuable.
Apprenticeships are available for anyone aged 16+, and from Level 2 (GCSE equivalent) to Level 7 (master’s degree equivalent). They are for young people starting their careers, existing employees enhancing their skills and workers retraining in a new occupation.
As we move forward as a country, we will continue to build on the strong foundations we have created. By updating apprenticeships standards, improving the quality of training delivered and introducing new flexibilities, we will make sure businesses and individuals can continue to benefit from the opportunities apprenticeships provide.
What does this guide provide for apprentices?
It has been described as an apprenticeship encyclopaedia, as within its pages are listed all of the current apprenticeships offered across England. As well as this, readers will discover more about opportunities for progression, salary expectations and the many benefits and advantages of embarking on an apprenticeship.
For employers, this guide gives an overview of the variety of apprenticeships available to benefit their own businesses and their whole workforce, from new recruits to existing employees.
For teachers, parents and carers, this guide offers an insight into the wide range of careers that apprenticeships support and will show you the fantastic progression and personal development opportunities that apprenticeships offer.
I am sure you will be inspired by the variety of case studies, demonstrating that apprenticeships are open to all.
I wish you all the very best and the greatest success on your exciting apprenticeship journey. This guide is an apprenticeship encyclopaedia, here to inspire the next generation of apprentices.
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