Apprenticeships are learning frameworks operating in all parts of the UK,  that make use of the national occupational standards for management and leadership and the qualifications that are based on them.

These learning frameworks are developed and designed in partnership with employers to ensure that they deliver the skills that are relevant and necessary in the workplace.

Latest figures show there are over 4 million people employed in Management in the UK . There is a real need to encourage young people to progress through the management qualifications to address the future skills needs of organisations within the UK . 

The Team Leading Apprenticeship/FMA and Management Advanced Apprenticeship/MA should go some way towards addressing those present and future skill needs, providing excellent progression routes through a variety of work based and off the job training, and with a plethora of further and higher education options, such as foundation degrees and degree courses.