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Ministers must consider boosting minimum apprentice pay

The cost of living crisis means the government must act quickly to tackle the barriers to apprenticeship uptake, writes Suzanne Straw Apprenticeships are a key training route to help young people enter the labour market. They also have the potential to act as a vehicle for social mobility. However, our latest research highlights myriad barriers […]

Opinion

£8m fund to expand degree apprenticeships announced

But officials are yet to flesh out what the funding can be used for

News, Apprenticeships

Do Apprenticeships hold the key to Levelling Up the UK?

David Phillips – Managing Director, City & Guilds and ILM

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Times Education Commission adds voice to calls for new ‘baccalaureate’

It is estimated to cost the government an extra £1.2bn a year

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AELP National Conference 2022 – Book your place now!

Taking place on Monday 27 and Tuesday 28 June, the 2022 AELP National Conference will be held at the Novotel London West. Kindly sponsored by The Skills Network, this flagship event in the calendar is a must-attend conference for anybody within the skills and employability sector. We are delighted that this year’s conference will be […]

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Why parents are the barrier to apprenticeship uptake

The challenge to apprenticeship uptake is the stigma of the route for parents, writes Ben Hansford In the UK, university is still broadly viewed as the default path for school leavers. A university degree is seen as the most respected route for young jobseekers which, in the eyes of many, guarantees them a ‘successful’ job. […]

Opinion, Apprenticeships

Shadowing should be embedded in apprenticeship standards

Shadowing is highly effective CPD and also helps to build relationships within organisations, writes Priya Patel I’m a former digital marketing apprentice at an independent training provider, and now I hold a full-time role there. It means I have first-hand experience of reaping the opportunities of an apprenticeship programme. The most impactful opportunity I had […]

Opinion, The Staffroom - opinion

IFS: Spending on adult education and apprenticeships will be 25% below 2010 levels by 2025

Spending on adult education and apprenticeships fell by 38 per cent in real-terms between 2010–11 and 2020–21

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DfE seeks brokers to level up SME apprenticeships in the north

Intermediaries told to also focus on boosting numbers of young apprentices

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