This distinction raises the question of who should finance on-the-job training. If both firms and individuals benefit as a result of such training, the cost should be shared between them. An example of the sharing of costs of training is provided by the apprenticeship system where apprentices are gaining general skills in a particular field. Employers make the apprentices bear some of the cost of training by paying them low wages to begin with (below their current marginal productivity) on the understanding that their wages will rise fairly rapidly during the apprenticeship. There are also social benefits involved in education and training since the country as a whole benefits from having an educated and well-trained workforce. For this reason, the government has also become involved in the finance of education and training.