Why this exists
Britain is short of electricians, welders, HGV technicians, care workers, chefs and bricklayers — and full of people who were told that the only route worth taking was A-levels and a degree. Meanwhile an apprenticeship pays you from day one, costs you nothing in tuition, and ends with a qualification employers actually asked for.
The problem is not a lack of opportunity. It is that the information is scattered across dozens of government services, college sites and job boards, written in language that assumes you already know what a "standard" or a "framework" is.
What this site does
- Profiles trades in plain English: what the work is, what it pays, how long training takes.
- Names the apprenticeship standard behind each trade so you can search for it confidently.
- Links every trade to real colleges and training providers, with a direct link to their own apprenticeship pages.
- Points you at the official vacancy service for your nation — because an apprenticeship is a job you apply for.
Where the information comes from
Job content and training routes are based on the published apprenticeship standards and frameworks used across the UK. Pay figures are indicative ranges for the UK as a whole — they move with region, employer and overtime, and they are not job offers. Minimum wage figures come from the published rates that apply from April 2026.
Provider details link straight to each organisation's own website. We do not take payment for a listing, and a listing is not an endorsement.
Keeping it honest
Colleges merge, courses close, and URLs rot. If you find something wrong — or you run a provider we have missed — tell us and we will fix it.