Following today’s Budget by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Baker Dearing has issued the following comment from our CEO Kate Ambrosi.
“We welcome the government making apprenticeship training for under-25s free for small and medium businesses.
“Almost a fifth of year 13 leavers from our network of University Technical College secondary schools progressed to apprenticeships this year. But we have noticed a tightening of apprenticeship opportunities, which could be attributed to rising business costs.
“Relief on training costs should therefore help more young people progress to apprenticeships and bring more skilled workers into vital supply chains.
“We look forward to working with former social mobility commissioner Alan Milburn on his review into young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
“However, we argue that the best way to tackle youth unemployment and industry skills gaps would be to expand the UTC programme. Just five per cent of UTC year 13 leavers became NEET this year and UTC students are more likely to stick at their apprenticeship or university course than students at similar schools.
“UTC Sleeves would replicate this high-achieving programme in mainstream schools while new UTCs in Southampton and Doncaster would help meet huge demand from families for places at existing UTCs.
“We are already working with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to introduce UTC Sleeves in the region and are interested in whether the Budget’s additional skills funding for mayoral authorities could support this.”
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Baker Dearing welcomes free SME apprenticeship training for under-25s
Baker Dearing welcomes free SME apprenticeship training for under-25s
Following today’s Budget by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves MP, Baker Dearing has issued the following comment from our CEO Kate Ambrosi.
“We welcome the government making apprenticeship training for under-25s free for small and medium businesses.
“Almost a fifth of year 13 leavers from our network of University Technical College secondary schools progressed to apprenticeships this year. But we have noticed a tightening of apprenticeship opportunities, which could be attributed to rising business costs.
“Relief on training costs should therefore help more young people progress to apprenticeships and bring more skilled workers into vital supply chains.
“We look forward to working with former social mobility commissioner Alan Milburn on his review into young people not in education, employment or training (NEET).
“However, we argue that the best way to tackle youth unemployment and industry skills gaps would be to expand the UTC programme. Just five per cent of UTC year 13 leavers became NEET this year and UTC students are more likely to stick at their apprenticeship or university course than students at similar schools.
“UTC Sleeves would replicate this high-achieving programme in mainstream schools while new UTCs in Southampton and Doncaster would help meet huge demand from families for places at existing UTCs.
“We are already working with the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to introduce UTC Sleeves in the region and are interested in whether the Budget’s additional skills funding for mayoral authorities could support this.”
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