Government warned over cost of apprenticeships

Posted on 31 Jan 2017 by Fred Tongue

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned the government that plans to rapidly increase the number of apprenticeships risks being "poor value for money".

The  Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has warned that turning apprenticeships into “just another term for training” could devalue the “brand” of being an apprentice. The apprenticeship levy comes into force in April aiming to help fund the government’s target of creating 3 million new places for people to gain vocational qualifications. The government would…

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