Apprenticeship Handbook 2023/24

20% off-the-job learning
You’ll spend 6 hours per week of your
apprenticeship off-the-job. This is
the time you will spend away from
your normal day to day duties (but
not necessarily away from your
place of work) where you’ll complete
learning activities to enable you to
achieve your apprenticeship.
You’ll be provided with an off-thejob
training plan at the start of
your apprenticeship and you’ll be
responsible for keeping a record
of your activities and hours.
Off the job learning includes many
things, some of them are obvious such
as attending college or workshops,
completing workbooks and preparing
for your trainer/assessor meetings.
Directed learning from Gateshead College:
Independent learning:
Others are less obvious but still very
important learning opportunities, this
might include attending meetings,
internal training, coaching from a
colleague or manager, learning a
new IT system, reading instructions or
trade papers, research on the internet,
undertaking projects, creating reports or
practicing new skills in the workplace.
The graphic opposite demonstrates
off-the-job learning activities:
Employer-led learning activities:
Application of learning:
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