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Overview

Apprenticeships provide opportunities for learners to combine vocational

education alongside work based learning within a company. Each country has
their own specific system of apprenticeships or dual-VET systems however some

issues have transnational relevance.

One key issue being identified at the moment is the continued expansion of
micro-businesses with Europe and how these small companies can be involved in

the training and development of apprentices. Due to their small size, their
workload may be unbalanced and they just may not have the bandwidth and
processes in place to provide a stable learning environment for an apprentice

although by their very agile nature, they can provide the learner with a wider
industry understanding they may not encounter within a larger organisation.

How do we engage with these micro-businesses and allow both them and

apprentices to enjoy the benefits of apprenticeships?

Collaborative or shared apprentice schemes have been found in certain countries
and industries to be a solution. By creating a third party organisation that acts as
the core apprentice employer, smaller companies who may otherwise be unable

to commit to a long term apprentice can ‘share’ the apprentice with other small
companies, thereby providing benefits to both the employer and the apprentice.

This document aims to outline current collaborative and/or shared apprenticeship

schemes within the partner countries and how they can be potentially
implemented within those countries who don’t currently offer such as scheme.

DELTA (2017-1-UK01-KA202-036810) IO3