[Excerpt] The purpose of this feasibility study was to gather information from businesses about their current apprenticeship programmes and to seek their views on how an international network on apprenticeships could be valuable to them. On the basis of information and experience collected from businesses and other interested parties in selected sectors and countries, the study has documented country apprenticeship practices, explored the expected mandate and objectives of this network, identified the types of services that would be valued, ascertained the possible degree of commitment of potential members, and examined options for the network’s governance structure and viable financing mechanisms.