Apprenticeships
Have you checked the average age of your workforce recently? If you do you might get a nasty shock! Look again at the people that will be retiring in the next few years taking all of their experience with them, and then you will realise why recruiting and training apprentices is a good idea.
Read our general "fact sheets" on apprenticeships in:
- England
- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Wales
Read our "fact sheets" on glass industry apprenticeships in:
Read our "fact sheets" on printing apprenticeships in:
Information for organisations delivering and supporting Proskills apprenticeship schemes
- Furniture Apprenticeship Overview
- Furniture Apprenticeship Full Framework Document
- Furniture Apprenticeship Registration Form
- Paper and Board Manufacture Apprenticeship Overview
- Paper and Board Manufacture Apprenticeship Full Framework Document
Employment Rights and Responsibilities' for: occupations in Building Products, Coatings, Extractive & Mineral Processing, Furniture, Furnishings and Interiors Manufacturing, Glass Industry, Paper and Board Manufacture and, Print and Printed Packaging.
All claims for apprenticeship certification are to be sent to Proskills UK, Abingdon with the relevant paperwork. You can download the certification claim forms by clicking on the links below.
- Certificate Request (All frameworks)
- AR1 Registration form
- AP1 Provider Registration form
- AP2 Subcontractors Registration form
- Apprenticeships Procedures Manual
- Glass Industry Occupations Certification Guidelines
- Proskills Key Skills Requirements
- Key Skills Exemptions
- Link to QCA Proxy Exemption List
- Relaxation Rule
Useful Links:
- Learning and Skills Council Apprenticeship Website:
- Scottish Modern Apprenticeships Website:
- Welsh Modern Apprenticeships:
- Northern Ireland Apprenticeships:
- Key Skills website:
- Essential Skills website:
- Core Skills: