Evidence is emerging of disjointed government policy on the COVID-19 crisis and apprenticeships, with training providers in England saying they are close to collapse because they are being refused funds allocated by the Cabinet Office.
Just as the good news emerged that apprentices would be allowed to carry on their training, even if furloughed under the government’s Job Retention Scheme, the private companies tasked with training them in England issued an urgent plea for a policy change on funding. Private training firms account for 70% of apprenticeship training, with the…
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