Whilst youth unemployment has fallen by 59,000 since the launch of the Youth Contract in April 2012, figures published last week by DWP show that the scheme has fallen substantially short of original targets. This flagship scheme has funding to pay 160,000 wage subsidies of £2275 to employers who recruit and retain an eligible young [...]
The TUC warmly welcomed the recommendations set out by Doug Richard in his review of apprenticeships. We are pleased that the review has focused on the need to create standards and develop a world-class programme through raising quality and validating accomplishment. In our original submission to the review, we called on Richard to ‘pay particular [...]
Since NIACE responded to the Richard Review into the Future of Apprenticeships, I’ve been reflecting on what I learned from listening to apprentices speak about their experiences of work-based training. I found the whole process very moving and inspiring. There are some real examples of everyday heroism revealed in these stories. We interviewed 10 apprentices [...]
