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What do Modern Apprenticeship programmes offer?

The right support can make all the difference when it comes to learning new skills. Modern Apprenticeships provide the chance to gain invaluable industry recognised accreditations.

The employer and Skills Development Scotland will meet the cost of Modern Apprenticeships employee training, so there's no cost to the Modern Apprentice to learn new skills. The only investment the Modern Apprentice need make is in terms of time - and the effort that put in will bring enormous rewards, in the form of improved self-confidence, competence, efficiency and motivation.

In most cases the Modern Apprentice will train for an SVQ at Level 3 or above relevant to that industry or sector. This will usually take between two and four years.

The training will also cover core skills including:

• communication;
• teamwork;
• problem solving skills;
• numeracy; and
• IT skills.