Apprenticeship glossary

Game-based assessment

What does Game-based assessment mean?

An online assessment presented as a series of short games, used by some employers instead of traditional tests. It measures things like problem-solving and memory.

Online assessment
Timed tests many employers use early in the application process, such as reasoning, numbers or how you like to work. Some are game-based.
Gateway
In England, the check near the end of an apprenticeship when your employer and training provider agree you're ready for your end-point assessment.
GCSE
The main qualifications taken at 16 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, graded 9 to 1 in England (where 4 is a standard pass). Level 2 apprenticeships are roughly the same level as GCSEs.
Graduate Apprenticeship
Scotland's version of a degree apprenticeship. You work and study part-time at university for a degree from SCQF Level 9 (Ordinary degree) to Level 11 (Master's), over two to five years.
Graduate scheme
A training programme for people who have already finished a university degree. Apprenticeships are the main alternative route into many of the same employers.
Gross pay
Your pay before tax and National Insurance are taken off. Advertised salaries are usually gross.

Definitions are our own plain-English summaries. Where we give figures, they come from the official sources listed on the linked guide or profile. Rules can change, so check the official source before you make decisions.