Developing work-based learning in England

This chapter looks at training delivered by and through the employer, and therefore primarily in the workplace. In England, training in the workplace is not systematic and subject to little quality assurance. In many apprenticeship systems training provided by employers in the workplace goes beyond training provided as part of the off-the-job training in England. The strategic objective should be to re-establish work-based training as a quality-assured and central attribute of English apprenticeships. Since work-based learning is the most effective way of preparing apprentices for working life, employers should be encouraged to take more responsibility for training in work places. This can be achieved by introducing regulations and standards for work-based learning, and by investing in the training capacity of employers.