Our evidence to the Apprenticeship Inquiry of the Commons Sub-Committee on Education, Skills and the Economy looks at a number of the key issues the Sub-Committee is attempting to address.
These include:
The target of three million apprentices by 2020, how the Government proposes to achieve this and how this may affect the ‘skills gap’
The proposal for an apprenticeships levy and how this may be implemented
Routes for progression to higher education for current apprentices
The quality of, and minimum standards for, apprenticeships, and how standards can be enforced.
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