This publication provides a quality framework to provide a structure for external review of Modern Apprenticeship off-the-job training.? The indicators in this framework are arranged under three key principles, addressing five questions which Education Scotland is adopting for evaluation purposes. These are underpinned by a wider principle on the centre's "Capacity for Improvement" and the question "How good is our capacity to improve?" The external review of Modern Apprenticeships (MAs) by Education Scotland builds upon and complements Skills Development Scotland's (SDS) current quality assurance arrangements. These arrangements require all non-college training providers to demonstrate they are meeting SDS quality standards as set out in the SDS Quality Assurance Framework. SDS takes assurance of delivery within colleges from Education Scotland's college inspections. The external review arrangements encompass off-the-job training approaches within MA programmes and focus solely on the contribution made by training providers and the quality of the training they deliver. The following are appended: (1) The quality indicators: indicative themes for external reviewers; and (2) Grades used in reporting.