Industry conference urges government to support skills

Posted on 11 Feb 2011 by The Manufacturer

Manufacturers have called for more government action today to ensure apprenticeships are focused where they are most needed.

The New Apprenticeship Agenda Conference, attended by ministers and industry representatives, rallied heads of manufacturing together to voice the measures that need to be taken in order to get the most out Apprenticeship funding. Terry Watts, CEO of Proskills, sector skills council for process manufacturing, said: “Apprentices are absolutely critical for the future of Britain.…

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