Survey shows job success for most Modern Apprentices

Independent research shows 92% of Modern Apprentices in Scotland who completed their apprenticeship were in work around six months later. The report is based upon the analysis of a telephone survey of 2,000 Modern Apprentices in Scotland, who had left their apprenticeship around six months previously. The responses included some apprentices who had completed their apprenticeship ('completers') and some who had not ('non- completers').

The research was conducted by an independent market research company, IFF Ltd, for Skills Development Scotland (SDS) in the latter part of 2012. A more detailed review of the MA programme will be published later in 2013. This will include the headline messages from the MA Outcomes Survey. It will also include the views of employers, captured through a large-scale, independent survey.

Overall the headline results show:

• 92% of MAs who completed their apprenticeship were in work around six months later. 70% of these were employed with the same employer, a further 20%er cent with a different employer and 2%were self-employed.
• Those working for a different employer categorised themselves as more likely to have had some form of career progression-a promotion, a pay rise, a job with more responsibility, improved job security or getting more satisfaction from their work.
• Looking at all MA leavers, including non-completers, the vast majority (86%) were still in work six months after completing or leaving their MA.

Find more detail in the report.