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Database on financing apprenticeships in the EU

Financing Apprenticeships DB

  • Introduction
  • Overview – mapping
  • Financing of apprenticeship schemes
  • Financing instruments
  • Cross-country overview
  • Cross-country comparison
  • Scope and glossary
  • Feedback
  • Advanced search

Cross-country overview

Apprentice remuneration: wage or allowance?

Apprentices receive wages

24 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Denmark
  • Apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Apprenticeship at the workplace
    Romania
  • Apprenticeship contract
    France
  • Apprenticeship contract
    Luxembourg
  • Apprenticeship for SMEs
    Belgium-FL
  • Apprenticeship for vocational qualification and diploma, upper secondary education diploma and high technical specialisation certificate (Type 1)
    Italy
  • Apprenticeship training
    Finland
  • Apprenticeships
    United Kingdom
  • Degree level apprenticeships (England)
    United Kingdom
  • Dual apprenticeship
    Austria
  • Dual education and training
    Slovakia
  • Dual pathway
    Netherlands
  • Dual training
    Belgium-FR
  • Dual VET
    Germany
  • Employer-led apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • EPAS apprenticeships
    Greece
  • MCAST Apprenticeships
    Malta
  • New modern apprenticeship
    Cyprus
  • Part-time vocational secondary education
    Belgium-FL
  • Professionalisation contract
    France
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria
  • Vocational preparation of young workers
    Poland
  • Workplace-based learning
    Estonia

Apprentices receive allowances

6 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship - dual vocational training based on the apprenticeship training contract
    Hungary
  • Apprenticeship in upper secondary schools
    Sweden
  • Apprenticeship programmes
    Portugal
  • Higher education and research apprenticeship (Type 3)
    Italy
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria
  • Unified model of education
    Croatia

Source of apprentice remuneration

Paid by employers and subsidised by the state

17 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Denmark
  • Apprenticeship - dual vocational training based on the apprenticeship training contract
    Hungary
  • Apprenticeship at the workplace
    Romania
  • Apprenticeship contract
    France
  • Apprenticeship contract
    Luxembourg
  • Apprenticeship for SMEs
    Belgium-FL
  • Dual apprenticeship
    Austria
  • Dual education and training
    Slovakia
  • Dual pathway
    Netherlands
  • Dual training
    Belgium-FR
  • Dual VET
    Germany
  • EPAS apprenticeships
    Greece
  • MCAST Apprenticeships
    Malta
  • Part-time vocational secondary education
    Belgium-FL
  • Professionalisation contract
    France
  • Unified model of education
    Croatia
  • Vocational preparation of young workers
    Poland

Fully paid by employers

9 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Apprenticeship for vocational qualification and diploma, upper secondary education diploma and high technical specialisation certificate (Type 1)
    Italy
  • Apprenticeship training
    Finland
  • Apprenticeships
    United Kingdom
  • Degree level apprenticeships (England)
    United Kingdom
  • Employer-led apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Higher education and research apprenticeship (Type 3)
    Italy
  • New modern apprenticeship
    Cyprus
  • Workplace-based learning
    Estonia

Fully paid by the state

2 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship programmes
    Portugal
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria

Coverage of apprentice remuneration

On and off-the-job training

17 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Denmark
  • Apprenticeship - dual vocational training based on the apprenticeship training contract
    Hungary
  • Apprenticeship at the workplace
    Romania
  • Apprenticeship contract
    Luxembourg
  • Apprenticeship for SMEs
    Belgium-FL
  • Apprenticeship programmes
    Portugal
  • Apprenticeship training
    Finland
  • Apprenticeships
    United Kingdom
  • Degree level apprenticeships (England)
    United Kingdom
  • Dual apprenticeship
    Austria
  • Dual pathway
    Netherlands
  • Dual training
    Belgium-FR
  • Dual VET
    Germany
  • Employer-led apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Higher education and research apprenticeship (Type 3)
    Italy
  • Part-time vocational secondary education
    Belgium-FL
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria

On-the-job training only

12 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Apprenticeship contract
    France
  • Apprenticeship for vocational qualification and diploma, upper secondary education diploma and high technical specialisation certificate (Type 1)
    Italy
  • Apprenticeship in upper secondary schools
    Sweden
  • Dual education and training
    Slovakia
  • EPAS apprenticeships
    Greece
  • MCAST Apprenticeships
    Malta
  • New modern apprenticeship
    Cyprus
  • Professionalisation contract
    France
  • Unified model of education
    Croatia
  • Vocational preparation of young workers
    Poland
  • Workplace-based learning
    Estonia

Apprentice remuneration setting

Centrally

18 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship - dual vocational training based on the apprenticeship training contract
    Hungary
  • Apprenticeship at the workplace
    Romania
  • Apprenticeship contract
    France
  • Apprenticeship contract
    Luxembourg
  • Apprenticeship for SMEs
    Belgium-FL
  • Apprenticeship programmes
    Portugal
  • Apprenticeships
    United Kingdom
  • Degree level apprenticeships (England)
    United Kingdom
  • Dual education and training
    Slovakia
  • Dual training
    Belgium-FR
  • EPAS apprenticeships
    Greece
  • MCAST Apprenticeships
    Malta
  • Part-time vocational secondary education
    Belgium-FL
  • Professionalisation contract
    France
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria
  • Unified model of education
    Croatia
  • Vocational preparation of young workers
    Poland
  • Workplace-based learning
    Estonia

Collectively

10 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Denmark
  • Apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Apprenticeship for vocational qualification and diploma, upper secondary education diploma and high technical specialisation certificate (Type 1)
    Italy
  • Apprenticeship in upper secondary schools
    Sweden
  • Apprenticeship training
    Finland
  • Dual apprenticeship
    Austria
  • Dual pathway
    Netherlands
  • Dual VET
    Germany
  • Higher education and research apprenticeship (Type 3)
    Italy
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria

Individual employer-apprentice agreement

2 scheme(s)
  • Employer-led apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • New modern apprenticeship
    Cyprus

Share of on-the-job training

More than 50%

20 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship
    Denmark
  • Apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • Apprenticeship - dual vocational training based on the apprenticeship training contract
    Hungary
  • Apprenticeship at the workplace
    Romania
  • Apprenticeship contract
    Luxembourg
  • Apprenticeship for SMEs
    Belgium-FL
  • Apprenticeship training
    Finland
  • Apprenticeships
    United Kingdom
  • Degree level apprenticeships (England)
    United Kingdom
  • Dual apprenticeship
    Austria
  • Dual pathway
    Netherlands
  • Dual training
    Belgium-FR
  • Dual VET
    Germany
  • Employer-led apprenticeship
    Ireland
  • EPAS apprenticeships
    Greece
  • New modern apprenticeship
    Cyprus
  • Part-time vocational secondary education
    Belgium-FL
  • Supra-company apprenticeship (safety net of dual apprenticeship)
    Austria
  • Vocational preparation of young workers
    Poland
  • Workplace-based learning
    Estonia

Between 20-50%

8 scheme(s)
  • Apprenticeship contract
    France
  • Apprenticeship for vocational qualification and diploma, upper secondary education diploma and high technical specialisation certificate (Type 1)
    Italy
  • Apprenticeship in upper secondary schools
    Sweden
  • Apprenticeship programmes
    Portugal
  • Dual education and training
    Slovakia
  • Higher education and research apprenticeship (Type 3)
    Italy
  • MCAST Apprenticeships
    Malta
  • Unified model of education
    Croatia

Less than 20%

1 scheme(s)
  • Professionalisation contract
    France
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