The managing director of a nationally recognised skills group has praised the government for raising the national minimum wage for apprentices, but has urged employers to pay their young recruits a higher amount.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has released an impact assessment document which summarises the effects of protecting the term ‘apprenticeship’ on UK businesses.
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Stewart Segal, Chief Executive of the Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP). tells Apprentice Eye about the AELP's stance on the apprenticeship levy, Richard Harrington’s resignation, and whether Jeremy Corbyn will be good for the apprenticeship sector in this exclusive interview.
The National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (NIACE) has proposed a host of changes to apprenticeship funding in response to the governments appeal for input as part of its national spending review.
According to a new poll, female apprentices earn just £4.82 an hour compared with £5.85 an hour for male apprentices meaning a young woman working 35 hours a week will be £2,000 worse off over the course of a year.
We caught up with Mike Thompson, director of early careers at Barclays, where he heads up the bank’s apprenticeship programme. On the agenda was the apprenticeship levy, whether David Cameron is improving the apprenticeship sector, opportunities for the disabled and how Barclays is helping the over-24s.
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The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) has criticised David Cameron’s plans to transform the apprenticeship sector, stating that by encouraging SMEs to hire more apprentices, he is making them ‘‘jump through hoops’’ to please the public sector.
The association of employment and learning providers (AELP) has given its opinion towards the governments open consultation document, stating that the levy should be delayed by a minimum of three years so businesses can increase their apprenticeship capacity.
