The Apprenticeship Levy was rolled out last spring with the stated intention of attracting three million apprentices into industry by 2020. To the dismay of all concerned, it has thrown the whole process into reverse.
Employers with payrolls in excess of £3m have paid their 0.5% levy, but the take-up and provision of apprenticeships has plummeted. John Beattie, apprenticeship advisor at The IET, discusses the problems, and offers some possible solutions. Engineering apprenticeships are costly to deliver, often far exceeding the maximum levy funding. Apprenticeships to support…
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