GLOSSARY / A—Z

The terms behind the routes.

Short explanations across two apprenticeship systems.

Apprenticeship agreement: The agreement covering employment as an apprentice in England. It sits alongside the training plan with the employer and provider.
Apprenticeship employer: The organisation that employs an apprentice and provides the workplace part of their training.
Apprenticeship standard: The occupation-specific standard in England describing the knowledge, skills and behaviours required for occupational competence.
Chamber: For example an IHK or HWK; it oversees many German training occupations, registers contracts and organises examinations.
Company training plan: The employer’s translation of the national framework into what will be taught, when, by whom, through which tasks and at which location.
Dual study programme: A German higher-education route combining university phases with substantial employer practice. Contract, pay and any vocational qualification vary by model.
End-point assessment: The final independent assessment of an apprenticeship in England.
External vocational training: Planned German training phases outside the main employer where required content cannot be covered internally. They remain part of training time.
Foundation apprenticeship: An English entry route intended to help young people enter a sector and progress to a further apprenticeship. Current age and funding rules must be checked.
German dual training: Vocational training across an employer and vocational school, governed by a contract, training regulation and final examination.
Learning-location cooperation: Coordination between the employer, vocational school and any external training centre in German dual training.
Level: The qualification level of a UK apprenticeship. Level alone does not describe its tasks, quality, pay or personal fit.
Off-the-job training: Planned learning time in an English apprenticeship that develops new knowledge and skills away from normal productive duties.
Reasonable adjustments: Changes intended to remove barriers for disabled applicants and apprentices. The need and process are agreed with the responsible organisation.
Recognised training occupation: A German occupation governed by a national training regulation defining its profile, duration, framework and assessment requirements.
Training plan: The plan in an English apprenticeship recording content, schedule, delivery, support and responsibilities across apprentice, employer and provider.
Training provider: The organisation that works with a UK employer to deliver structured apprenticeship training.
Training record: The continuing record of German apprenticeship content and activities. It supports reflection and may be relevant to examination admission.
Training regulation: The binding basis of a recognised German training occupation, including its occupational profile, framework and assessment requirements.
Vocational school: The school-based learning location in German dual training.