Sentences with phrase «of quality apprenticeships»

The report, launched by social mobility tsar Alan Milburn, includes a call for the government to commit to end youth unemployment by 2020, with greater provision of quality apprenticeships, and points out that the professions are set to expand dramatically.

Not exact matches

The land of engineering: The phrase «German engineering» has become synonymous with quality cars, but now the term is used more broadly, as people head to the country for a chance to win a key apprenticeship.

Use and invest in high quality pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs that create new pathways for underrepresented workers such as women and people of color;

The focus on high - quality, putting control of standards and proceeds from the Levy in the hands of employers — particularly building on the already - successful Trailblazer groups — and the recognition that more expensive apprenticeship programmes like those in aerospace will require more funding are to be welcomed.

The metro mayor will need to set the agenda on this, convening the business community, universities and skills providers, and highlighting the importance of high quality apprenticeships for residents and businesses, as well as matching apprenticeships with businesses from different areas of the city region.

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.

«However, this year alone, at least 200,000 applicants will miss out on a university place or a high quality work - based apprenticeship as a result of the Coalition Government's swingeing cuts.

We need many more high quality workplace - based apprenticeships, all of them paying at least the minimum wage and which lead to guaranteed employment on completion.

We need many more high quality workplace - based apprenticeships, all of them paying at least the living wage and which lead to guaranteed employment on completion.

Andrew Bridgen highlights the importance of raising the quality of apprenticeships and welcomes the good progress being made in this area.

While moves to reform apprenticeships are welcome, the emphasis has to be on quality rather than achieving volume targets - with the right QA in place those with responsibility for apprenticeships» delivery and assessment can monitor and track the success or otherwise of programmes from the start to finish.

Sue Husband, director of the National Apprenticeship, said: «Good quality apprenticeships offer a fantastic way for many young people to earn as they learn whilst providing employers with the skills they need for their business.»

On apprenticeships, Neil said: «With the clock counting down to the start of the apprenticeship levy companies across the country are concerned about whether the system is ready to deliver what business and apprentices need — high - quality training that leads to a good career.

There appears to be strong demand for quality student talent with 74 % of employers confirming that their apprenticeships will not impact graduate hiring this year.

Using the MESMA platform, which enables key elements of the self - assessment and improvement planning process to be allocated to authorised people to boost quality assurance, Reform enables the user to assess how well prepared they are for the apprenticeship reforms against a diagnostic framework.

The quality of the apprenticeships varied considerably.

Parents are often astonished when they realise companies such as Airbus, BBC, National Grid and GCHQ offer high quality apprenticeships which remove the burden of university fees and lead to great careers.

The government's apprenticeship reforms have been through an often tricky five - year period of gestation but we are now seeing numbers increase with accompanying improvements in the quality of the training.

It will launch in September next year and will mirror entry criteria and high - quality course content currently required of all other teacher trainees and will give schools across the country the opportunity to use the apprenticeship to recruit and train new teachers in - house.

The IFA is a new independent body led by employers that aims to ensure the quality of apprenticeships in England and Lauener will supported by Michael Keoghan, currently director of further education at the DfE, who is being appointed as the deputy CEO.

«The government needs to increase the quality of apprenticeships on offer to young people and make sure that every apprenticeship offers a genuine route to success.»

Lewis Freer, Deputy Head of the 14 + Apprenticeship Academy, said: «We're extremely proud of the Year 11 students, particularly Bethany and Elliot, who showed true leadership qualities since the planning stages back in October.

David, who was at the heart of designing, establishing and running the National Apprenticeship Service between 2009 and 2013, calls for a greater focus on the quality as well as quantity of apprentices going forward.

An Apprenticeship is recognised by employers as a mark of high quality and consistent training, having an Apprenticeship helps young people to secure employment.

All of the providers on the register have been through a rigorous assessment process to ensure they meet apprenticeship quality expectations.

The Education and Training Foundation (ETF) has been awarded an additional # 5 million to continue to improve the quality of further education and expand the availability of apprenticeships.

«Alongside this, businesses have a key role to play in improving every school across the country through joining governing bodies, offering clear routes to high - quality apprenticeships, careers advice and work experience, regardless of a young person's background or where they live.»

However, the supply of high quality apprenticeships at level 3 is not yet meeting demand.

There are some signs of improvement in the quality of apprenticeships.

The funding will be used to support and encourage the growth of apprenticeships and is part of the government's wider aim to achieve three million high quality apprenticeship starts by 2020.

Our new register of apprenticeship providers will mean that only organisations that have passed our quality assurance can deliver apprenticeships.

Key Training, one of England's largest providers of 16 - 19 apprenticeships is better prepared for Ofsted inspections after boosting its self - assessment and improvement planning using experienced online education software and quality assurance specialists Mesma.

LOUISE DOYLE, a further education consultant and director of quality assurance experts MESMA, has a cautionary tale for employer providers delivering apprenticeships under government funded arrangements, who only see self - assessment as a paper exercise.

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«We will bring about the progressive restoration of free education for all; and guarantee quality apprenticeships and adult skills training.»

Apprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon said: «It is fantastic to see such a diverse board who will bring their varied and high - level experience to the Institute for Apprenticeships to ensure apprenticeships are of the highest qualiApprenticeships and skills minister Robert Halfon said: «It is fantastic to see such a diverse board who will bring their varied and high - level experience to the Institute for Apprenticeships to ensure apprenticeships are of the highest qualiApprenticeships to ensure apprenticeships are of the highest qualiapprenticeships are of the highest quality they can be.

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Students that get apprenticeships through Digital Advantage will benefit from high quality work experience, respected qualifications and good starting salaries; giving them a head start in the digital industries over young people coming out of university.»

As a university committed to providing apprenticeship learning as key part of being a leading applied university, and drawing on our partnership expertise in preparing local people to train as STEM teachers, we would ensure that teacher apprenticeships at undergraduate and postgraduate level were of high quality.

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.

And many of the apprenticeships are of poor quality, with Ofsted saying (in 2014/15) nearly half (49 %) of those it inspected were inadequate or required improvement.»

In last year's summer budget, the government announced the introduction of the apprenticeship levy to increase the quality and quantity of apprenticeships in England.

The Government should ensure that all of the apprenticeship levy is used to fund high quality apprenticeships.

Sir Andrew Carter, who led the government's review of initial teacher training in 2015, told Schools Week any apprenticeship would sit alongside existing routes, including School Direct, which has faced recent funding cuts and received less - than favourable quality ratings from trainees.

The jury is also still out on teaching apprenticeships, with outstanding questions about the quality of training, and pay and conditions.

Hobby said he wanted assurance from the government that the target was «not just a numbers game», with «little thought given to the quality of the apprenticeships offered».

Martin Doel, chief executive of the Association of Colleges (AoC), said: «To make informed choices for the future, young people need high quality, impartial careers information about all post-16 education and training options, including apprenticeships and technical and professional education.

Skills minister Nick Boles said: «Putting an end to poor quality apprenticeship training lies at the heart of our reforms of apprenticeships.

The «apprenticeship» model may go someway to redressing the poor quality of CEG but it needs to be in collaboration with properly - trained careers professionals.

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