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.
In our latest ‘Innovators’ blog, Yanina Aubrey-Gimenez writes about how the University of Hertfordshire is providing dedicated (and multi-faceted) support to businesses and entrepreneurs. “Starting and scaling up innovation can…
Today (21 March), The Sutton Trust released their latest report ‘Reforming Student Maintenance’. The report features modelling from London Economics and recommends: the reintroduction of maintenance grants; for wider eligibility…
University Alliance have published their response to the Department for Education’s Advanced British Standard consultation. Summary See the full consultation response here.