But further efforts are needed to improve the
quality of
apprenticeships as there are
fewer schemes that offer «advanced» and «higher»
apprenticeships compared with the more typical intermediate
apprenticeships.
ATL general secretary, Dr Mary Bousted, will tell the Sub-Committee that schools» careers advice and education has been hit by a lack of funding following the Coalition Government's abolition of the Connexions service in 2010, there are too
few apprenticeships and too many of those that exist are poor
quality, and employers need to provide more work experience.