Good morning Jonty, I can't help feeling the author of this jotting could have benefited from serving an apprenticeship? It is a bit half baked.
A couple of rushed off numbers to makes ones point of a decline but no deep dive investigation as to why other than employers are out to avoid the apprenticeship levy. No comparison with other countries and alternative schemes. No actuarial style investigation which industries are the current apprenticeships growing in and which they are declining in?
We can all do an apprenticeship but it is no good if there is no job at the end of it. It then just becomes cheap labour on a pretence. Are there regional variations in take up & attitudes towards apprenticeships?
Do these apprenticeship numbers include the recognised ones whilst serving in HM UK armed forces?
I'm not sure who the current apprenticeship minister is? I know in the past it was Robert Halfon who I think was behind the good intent of the Apprenticeship Levy. I know Robert personally and I know he has the biggest heart of any MP for the whole apprenticeship concept. I believe if folks sit down with the Minister and/or Robert current failings may well be looked at and overcome. If Robert needed some help I'd be happy to assist him sort any changes required. We can all sit on the sidelines throwing in curve balls. Let's get the apprenticeship jobs increasing again!
Interesting recent announcement from BAE Systems announcing they are creating 1,250 apprenticeship jobs. Excellent news.
Good morning Jonty, I can't help feeling the author of this jotting could have benefited from serving an apprenticeship? It is a bit half baked.
A couple of rushed off numbers to makes ones point of a decline but no deep dive investigation as to why other than employers are out to avoid the apprenticeship levy. No comparison with other countries and alternative schemes. No actuarial style investigation which industries are the current apprenticeships growing in and which they are declining in?
We can all do an apprenticeship but it is no good if there is no job at the end of it. It then just becomes cheap labour on a pretence. Are there regional variations in take up & attitudes towards apprenticeships?
Do these apprenticeship numbers include the recognised ones whilst serving in HM UK armed forces?
I'm not sure who the current apprenticeship minister is? I know in the past it was Robert Halfon who I think was behind the good intent of the Apprenticeship Levy. I know Robert personally and I know he has the biggest heart of any MP for the whole apprenticeship concept. I believe if folks sit down with the Minister and/or Robert current failings may well be looked at and overcome. If Robert needed some help I'd be happy to assist him sort any changes required. We can all sit on the sidelines throwing in curve balls. Let's get the apprenticeship jobs increasing again!