A payment taken from your pay if you earn over a set amount, which builds your entitlement to things like the State Pension. Apprentices pay it like other employees.
A National Vocational Qualification, which shows you can do a job to a set standard. Balfour Beatty's intermediate apprenticeships, for example, lead to an NVQ Level 2.
The part of your apprenticeship spent learning rather than doing your normal job, at college, online or at work. In England it's at least 20% of your normal working hours.
The written job offer an employer sends you. Read it carefully, especially any conditions such as grades you need to get.
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.