Guidance on flexi-job apprenticeships

Information about apprenticeships in occupations that often use short-term contracts or non-standard employment models.

From:

Department for Education

Published

3 August 2021

Last updated

9 June 2023 — See all updates

Flexi-job apprenticeship agencies

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Register of flexi-job apprenticeship agencies: conditions of registration

PDF, 159 KB, 2 pages

Portable flexi-job apprenticeships

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Flexi-job apprenticeships take place in sectors and occupations which often use short-term contracts or other non-standard employment models. There are 2 types of flexi-job apprenticeship.

Employers and apprentices can use an approved flexi-job apprenticeship agency, where the agency:

• employs the apprentice for the duration of their apprenticeship
• arranges placements with host businesses

The ‘conditions of registration’ document shows the conditions which agencies must meet to arrange apprenticeships through this route.

Alternatively employers and apprentices can take part in the portable flexi-job apprenticeship pilot, where the apprentice:

• secures several shorter contracts, of 3 months or more, directly with different employers
• can pause and restart learning as needed

This can support those working in occupations with less predictable working patterns.