Occupational Apprenticeships - ​Over 20 new occupational apprenticeships have been proposed by the Apprenticeship Council and are currently being developed.  These new apprenticeships will be:

• Industry led
• Two years duration as a minimum
• Learning that alternates between a workplace and an educational or training institute
• A minimum of 50% on the job training
• Part of formal Education and Training
• Apprentices are employed and paid under a Contract of Apprenticeship
• Substantial in depth and duration, in order to prepare Apprentices to work autonomously and competently in a specific occupation

These new apprenticeships are due to come on stream throughout 2016-2017.

Three of these new apprenticeships have been launched.

1. Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship ​
2. Industrial Electrical Engineering Apprenticeship
3. Polymer Apprenticeship

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