Opinion

Race to the bottom: who’s checking delivery quality of apprenticeship standards?

Firm guidelines need to be put into place to ensure the quality of the content of the new apprenticeship...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

How will the new apprenticeship standards be quality assured?

We recently hosted a roundtable discussion on the benefits of the levy and our new hospitality standards, organised by...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

Is this the new dawn for apprenticeships?

While apprenticeship expansion is very welcome, let’s hope it’s not derailed by some of the disastrous aspects of the...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

No surprise over employer provider failures

John Hyde explains why he thinks the government’s drive to encourage more employers to run their own training will...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

Train crash waiting to happen

John Hyde raises grave doubts about apprenticeship reform plans. I once owned a small part of a racehorse, which...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

Improving inspections post-levy

John Hyde looks ahead to how apprenticeships will be inspected after the levy is launched. Introducing the Digital Apprenticeship...

John Hyde
John Hyde
Opinion

Demand-led funding needed to hit apprenticeship target

John Hyde calls for as demand-led apprenticeship funding allocation system. The Government’s target for 3m apprenticeship starts in this...

John Hyde
John Hyde