Expansion of Apprenticeships

What are the issues around expanding apprenticeships?  What barriers might there be?

Find out here:

Policy Views on Apprenticeships

• Engineering Apprenticeships in England

Semta Employer Briefings on apprenticeships

• 24/07/10   Young people's questions in Engineering Apprenticeships answered
• 18/01/10   Apprenticeship Grants for Employers of 16 and 17 year olds (AGE 16 and 17) in England
• 01/09/09   Engineering company success in the National Apprentice Wards 2009
• 27/04/09   The way forward for apprenticeships in Northern Ireland
• 24/0409    Skills Commission calls for more and better progression for apprentices
• 12/12/08   Raising the participation age – employer responsibilities (England) 

Consultations which deal with apprenticeships

• Consultation on the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards in Wales (SASW)
• Consultation on the Specification of Apprenticeship Standards in England (SASE)
• Skills Commission Inquiry into Apprenticeships (England)
• Draft Apprenticeships Bill (England)
• Conservative Green Paper on Training and Apprenticeships (UK)

Select Committees which have covered apprenticeships

• The Way Forward for Apprentices (Northern Ireland)
• Scrutiny of the Draft Apprenticeships Bill (England)

Semta represents the views of our employers across government and the media.  If you are an employer in the science, engineering, or manufacturing technology sectors, we welcome your views at policy@semta.org.uk

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