Employer’s responsibilities

The employer’s responsibilities for an apprenticeship programme cover the following areas

Providing a genuine job: 

• a contract of employment long enough for an apprentice to complete their apprenticeship (including the end point assessment).

• paying an apprentice’s wages.

• ensuring the apprentice’s role provides the opportunity for them to gain the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to achieve their apprenticeship.

• offering appropriate support and supervision on the job, in order for the apprentice to carry out their role.

Apprenticeship agreement and Training Plan (formerly known as the Commitment Statement): 

• an apprenticeship agreement must be signed by the employer at the start of the apprenticeship. It is used to confirm individual employment arrangements between the apprentice and employer and is a legal requirement.

• a training plan, must signed by the employer, the apprentice and the main provider. This sets out the individual learning plan for the agreed training.

Monitoring progress

• by making sure the apprentice is taking part in learning throughout the apprenticeship.

• participating in regular progress reviews with the apprentice and the training provider (see tripartite progress review meetings).