Sentences with phrase «apprenticeship standards»

Now is the time to recognise the opportunity presented by the new apprenticeship standards.

A further 23 per cent said that a lack of government - approved apprenticeship standards in their sector is one of their top issues.

There will also be more funding for STEM apprenticeship frameworks and higher pricing of apprenticeship standards to support improved quality, and providing greater flexibility to train those with prior qualifications.

He said careers should be made more prominent in the teaching apprenticeship standard that is already being developed, and argued that universities should be getting more involved.

Around 1,200 employers have stepped up to be «trailblazers», working to create new apprenticeship standards across 29 sectors, thereby challenging pre-conceived ideas of the current limited use of apprenticeships in the workplace.

Moreover, vocational qualifications and apprenticeship standards need to be simplified and made more rigorous by independent national bodies, with a greater role for professional institutes.

«We want to see apprenticeship standards used as encouragement; not a...

These reflected recent instabilities about apprenticeship funding policy, perceived inconsistencies between apprenticeship standards and assessment plans, and a lack of clarity surrounding area reviews and devolution.

The plan, which has been published for consultation, will set out how the institute plans to improve the existing apprenticeship system, advise the government on funding and ensure employers get the quality skills they need and how apprenticeship standards will be assessed and regulated.

New, world - class apprenticeship standards across 29 industries led by 1,200 trailblazing employers is a great sound bite.

A raft of leading law firms and in - house teams have helped the UK government develop new apprenticeship standards for the legal profession, helping to create a potential new route to qualification.

Another professional body that has been working to develop the new accounting apprenticeship standards, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), still offers the level 4 Higher Apprenticeship in Business Accounting (until the old framework is phased out by 2020).

This includes the introduction of new apprenticeship standards and the Apprenticeship Levy, which comes into force next April.

But now the programme can be used for professional development up to level 7 (masters level) and the government has recently announced that apprenticeship standards are being developed to train teachers to QTS level.

Due to new Apprenticeship standards, there is an improvement in skills, behaviour and knowledge levels within the Apprenticeship schemes, as well as increased requirements for maths, English and ICT which in turn, drive up the quality within the sector.

Alongside the introduction of the levy, the government is also changing the way that apprenticeships are funded, both for the new apprenticeship standards that have been developed, but also for existing apprenticeship frameworks.

There is an apprenticeship standard under development, which is expected to be available for starts from September 2018.

Also in development are school business manager apprenticeships and apprenticeship standards to replace the existing frameworks.

In England an apprenticeship standard can only be developed by a forum of 10 or more employers (i.e not by the CEC or the ATL) unlike Scotland where it has be developed by the professional body — the Career Development Institute.

A spokesperson for ATL told Schools Week that it would «love to be involved» in developing an apprenticeship standard focused on careers education, provided it was «good quality and appropriate».

The Levy is intended to increase the quantity and quality of Apprenticeships, supported by the new Apprenticeship standards, which will ensure that key skills, work experience and necessary qualifications are gained, with support from training providers.