Apprentices

(asked on 26th April 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received representations from employers on the effect of the 20 per cent off-the-job training standard on delivering apprenticeships.


Answered by
Anne Milton Portrait
Anne Milton
This question was answered on 7th May 2019

The requirement for a minimum of 20% off-the-job training is an important quality requirement and one of the core, longstanding principles of an apprenticeship.

We work with employer representative bodies to ensure policy and funding rules are well understood and to gain insight into how apprenticeships are being delivered. There are a number of employers represented on our Apprenticeships Stakeholder Board where the off-the-job training has been discussed. The effect of the 20% off-the-job training standard is frequently raised with me when I meet businesses.

We have recently issued updated off-the-job training guidance and products to support employers, training providers and apprentices to understand what good off-the-job training looks like and the benefits of it. These were developed in response to employer feedback and were tested with stakeholders prior to publication.

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