Apprenticeship - Return on Investment Calculator

The IMI conducted a two-year study with partner employers ranging from micro businesses to dealerships across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The partner employers provided rich productivity and cost data for the employment history of their current apprentices and recently qualified technicians.

The results showed productivity during the apprenticeship followed a classical S-shaped growth curve expected of young learners applying newly acquired knowledge and skills to increasingly complex work offered progressively by their employer as the apprentice, initially supporting a technician, progresses to working independently in the workshop. (hide)