What’s involved in an apprenticeship in Northern Ireland?

As an apprentice, you will be a new or existing employee, in a Northern Ireland-based company, working with experienced staff and learning from colleagues across all levels of the business. You’ll also spend time at college or with a training provider for ‘off-the-job’ training.

Usually you are with the employer four days a week, and with the training provider one day a week. This learning and part-time study element of an apprenticeship focuses on the qualifications and skills you need to achieve. 

You'll complete assessments during and at the end of the programme, which test your academic learning and occupational competence developed through training and study. 

Find out more 

You can find details of what you'll learn in the framework for each apprenticeship:

• Level 2 apprenticeship frameworks
• Level 3 apprenticeship frameworks
• higher level apprenticeship frameworks
• apprenticeship frameworks for people aged 25 and over