• Apprentices must be UK or EU citizens, anyone originally from outside the EU would have to be resident in England for a minimum of 3 years before the apprenticeship starts
  • All apprentices must be employed before the start of their programme and ideally for a minimum of 30 hours per week
  • Apprentices must not be enrolled to any other full time course of study (such as with their local college or another training provider)
  • The apprentice and employer must commit to the apprenticeship programme which includes signing of various agreements and commitment statements (as a legal requirement)
  • The apprentice must be directly employed by the employer
  • The employer may need to pay training fees which are additional to the apprenticeship programme
  • Apprentices must have ‘Right to Work’ in the UK