Apprentices: quality over quantity urges industry boss

Posted on 1 Mar 2017 by The Manufacturer
UK manufacturing productivity grew by 4.7% between 2000 and 2007 - image courtesy of Pixabay.

Christopher Greenough, commercial director at Salop Design & Engineering and director of the Shropshire Chamber of Commerce, responds to the recent publication of government figures revealing that SMEs are predicted to recruit 202,000 new apprentices over the next 12 months.

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“With the government pushing through the Apprenticeship Levy as its preferred route to close the skills gap, there will indeed be the opportunity for SME’s to recruit around 200,000 apprentices over the next 12 months. [caption id="attachment_285755" align="alignright"…

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