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Apprenticeships and vocational education and training (VET) in Cyprus: 1 apprenticeship scheme · 35 VET policies (13 on apprenticeship) · 76 indicators with data.

Apprenticeship schemes

Cyprus has 1 mainstream apprenticeship scheme in Cedefop's European database on apprenticeship schemes.

New Modern Apprenticeship

Νέα Σύγχρονη Μαθητεία

A second-chance and vocational route for young people, combining workshop and school learning with in-company placements across the week.

Education level
Upper secondary (EQF 3)
Duration
3 school years (6 terms)
Time at the workplace
Around half — 3 days in-company + 2 days school per week
Apprentice compensation
Wage
Pay (as stated)
Wages from the employer, set by individual agreement
Apprentices
173 apprentices (2025/26)
Qualification
Apprenticeship Certificate, EQF 3

Source: Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's coded answers (filters and the comparison matrix) are imported directly from the 2026 fiches. The short descriptions (overview, duration, learners, pay) were condensed by hand and checked against the fiche text on 2026-10-01. The official fiches remain authoritative.

Key figures

Latest value for Cyprus on the main measures of vocational education and work-based learning, with the EU-27 figure for the same year where one is published. Select an indicator for its map, ranking, trend and downloads.

IndicatorCyprusEU-27Year
Recent VET graduates who had work-based learningEurostat · tps0021525.0% u66.0%2025
IVET students as % of all upper secondary studentsCedefop · KIVET 101018.2%49.4%2024
Employment rate of recent VET graduatesEurostat · edat_lfse_2472.2% u80.1%2025
Employment premium for recent IVET graduates (over general stream) (%)Cedefop · KIVET 2090a-2.9% u13.3%2025
Enterprises employing initial-VET participantsEurostat · trng_cvt_34s15.3% of enterprises32.4% of enterprises2020
IVET learners who benefitted from a learning mobility abroad (%)Cedefop · KIVET 10269.9%2.2% dV2021
Erasmus+ VET mobility projectsEuropean Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results · ErasmusPlus_KA137 projects6,890 projects2025
Early leavers from education and training (%)Cedefop · KIVET 30109.8%9.1%2025
NEET rate for 15-29 year-olds (%)Cedefop · KIVET 303010.6%11.0%2025

Sources: Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0). Totals only (default breakdown). Letters after a value are the publisher's flags; hover for their meaning.

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Recent apprenticeship policies

Cedefop and ReferNet track 35 VET policies in Cyprus since 2015, of which 13 concern apprenticeship or work-based learning. The most recently reported:

  1. Integration of the unemployed and inactive into employmentPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  2. System of vocational qualifications (SVQ)Practical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  3. Further development of technical and vocational education and trainingStrategy/Action plan · Implementation phase (2025)
  4. Digital skills training for employees and the unemployedPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  5. Lifelong learning for the employedPractical measure/Initiative · Implementation phase (2025)
  6. Recruitment system for VET teachersRegulation/Legislation · Implementation phase (2025)
  7. The framework for VET programmes (permeability and flexibility)Regulation/Legislation · Implementation phase (2025)
  8. Work-based learning in the public sectorPractical measure/Initiative · Completed (2024)

Source: Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update) (CC-BY-4.0).

Sources and licences

Apprenticeship schemes
Cedefop — European database on apprenticeship schemes. Cedefop's legal notice: reproduction is authorised provided the source is acknowledged, save where otherwise stated. Fiches also credit national ReferNet experts. Read 2026-10-01.
Key figures
Eurostat (CC-BY-4.0); Cedefop (CC-BY-4.0); European Commission (DG EAC / EACEA), Erasmus+ project results (CC-BY-4.0).
Policies
Cedefop & ReferNet — Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update). CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Cedefop, & ReferNet. (2026). Timeline of VET policies in Europe (2025 update): Research dataset [Data set].
Last updated
2026-10-01

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