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1 Engaging Employers - Apprenticeships in England Presented by Andrew Barlow International Skills Development Manager

2 2 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 Subtitle here National Apprenticeship Service Apprenticeships are the centre-piece of the Governments approach on vocational training Ambition is to create a vocational pathway of equal value to that of higher education England has had a long history of Apprenticeships, with first mentions dating back to the 13th century Recent successive Governments support has reinvigorated the programme with funding at 1.5bn this year Apprenticeships in England

3 3 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 Apprenticeships in England Straddles Dept for Education and Dept for Business Innovation and Skills (16-18 and 19+ learners) – unusually, the Apprenticeship Unit is joint, with a joint Minister: Matthew Hancock An expanding programme with 700,000 apprentices on 200 Apprenticeships programmes in 2010/11 Modern, online application, matching and support tools A programme for all ages (16+) and increasingly at all academic levels National Apprenticeship Service for operational delivery

4 4 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 Key Features National Apprenticeship Service A job with training Demand led - for employers and apprentices All sectors (250+ sector frameworks, and expanding) 3+ levels (Intermediate, Advanced, Higher) Standards of core content for all Apprenticeships: S.A.S.E. Employer pays the Wages

5 5 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 5 Apprenticeships - Funding Funding from Government for Training costs = 100% age 16-18 The Apprentices wages are paid by their employer Each apprentice must have an employer and be paid. About 170,000 workplaces in England had apprentices in 2010/11 Each apprentice must have a registered training provider (which can also be their employer) There are 1,100 providers in England Government funded apprentices must study one of 200 Apprenticeship qualification framework areas. Frameworks are at European qualification framework levels 2, 3, 4 or 5

6 6 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 Apprenticeship Frameworks The largest frameworks by volume: 2010/11 1. Customer Service 2. Health and Social Care 3. Retail 4. Business Administration 5. Hospitality and Catering 6. Management 7. Children's Care Learning & Development 8. Engineering 9. Active Leisure and Learning 10. Hairdressing Top 10 = about 72% of all starts

7 7 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 Employer Engagement - Key Features National Apprenticeship Service Direct Grant Employer – Large Key Accounts – Large Employers >250 Employees Small Business Unit – Dealing with <250 Employees On Line Application Process

8 8 Insert presentation title here 00/00/2012 There is evidence of strong benefits to employers from investing in the Apprenticeship Programme


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