Apprenticeship glossary

Young Apprenticeship

What does Young Apprenticeship mean?

A route offered by some employers that starts while you're still at school. Rolls-Royce, for example, lists a Young Apprenticeship that starts from Year 9.

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Employer profile Rolls-Royce apprenticeships An engineering company working on aircraft engines and submarines, with UK apprenticeships at 11 locations from Level 3 to degree level, and published pay that rises to £34,832 in the fourth year of a degree apprenticeship.
Pay rise
An increase in your pay. Some employers, like JLR and Rolls-Royce, publish pay that rises each year of the apprenticeship.
Apprentice
Someone doing an apprenticeship: an employee who is paid to work and train towards a recognised qualification at the same time.
Apprenticeship
A real, paid job where you also train towards a recognised qualification. In England at least 20% of your normal working hours are spent training, and you don't pay tuition fees.
A level
An advanced subject qualification usually taken over two years at sixth form or college in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It sits at Level 3, the same level as an advanced apprenticeship.
AAT
The Association of Accounting Technicians qualification, a common first step in accountancy apprenticeships. KPMG, for example, has audit apprentices study AAT Level 3 and 4 in their first two years.
ACA
The chartered accountancy qualification from the ICAEW. Several accountancy apprenticeships lead to it, like KPMG's five-year audit apprenticeship and Deloitte's 48-month Level 7 routes.

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.