Employers Foundation Apprenticeships

Would you like to bring a Foundation Apprentice into your business? You just need to fill in the Employer Foundation Apprenticeship form and our team will pass your details to learning providers in your area for the apprenticeship(s) you've chosen. They'll get back to you to discuss how you can support young people and develop the next generation of talent.

If you need help or information, call us on 0800 783 6000, check out our FAQs or read our Guidance for employers.

A Foundation Apprenticeship takes 1 or 2 school years to complete. It depends on the SCQF level of the apprenticeship and how each school delivers it.

If a potential apprentice needs more information, they should have a chat with a guidance teacher or school careers adviser.

If you take on Foundation Apprentices, there’s no cost to you as the apprentice is still at school.

Foundation Apprentices are usually young people in S4 or S5 who are selecting their subject choices, so they find out about their options at school. Their teachers and careers advisers can support them and give them information.

Learning providers work with local authorities to raise awareness of Foundation Apprenticeships to teachers and promote the opportunities to learners and parents.

The learning provider works with the employer and provides an outline of what the learner must cover during the work placement.

This is verified by the learning provider assessor who carries out placement visits to the learner.