Gordon Brown recognises how supporting today's young workforce is a key to tackling the downturn. Do you agree?
Posted by: Anonymous | 31.01.2010 01:35am
What is the point if you do 3 years theory in college and you have to find your own work placement which isn't there ? There has to be joined up thinking so if you are an apprentice brick laye for example; then the college arrange with a buik=lding contracter ............ woodrow wilson that thry take on apprentices otherwise kids are doing a 3 year apprenticeship with no practical experience............what a joke!
Posted by: Edge | 23.04.2009 11:07am
“Apprenticeships have to be delivered by employers but encouraged by central government, and they should be available to any age including beyond 25.” (source: www.trainingjournal.com)
So says Margaret Gildea of Rolls Royce, a company that stands as one of the most prominent supporters of Apprenticeships in the UK.
With celebrity figures like Vic Reeves and the ubiquitous Alan Sugar also behind the qualification, there's surely more potential than ever for Apprenticeships to make a real impact on public consciousness.
Which businesses and celebrities should team up to further stimulate interest in Apprenticeships?
Jamie Oliver promoting Apple?
Vinnie Jones getting vocal for Nintendo?
Give us your most innovative solutions!
Posted by: Dermot Cooney | 02.03.2009 02:48pm
I must agree with the emphasis on apprenticeships, particularly the emphasis that you bring to the YA scheme that has been very effective and welcomed by both employers and learners alike, but that seems to have less money associated with it year on year. The quality of IAG in regards to vocational pathways needs radical reform and parity of esteem between these and the traditional academic routes need to be addressed and soon, as even young people who want to explore this avenue can find it hard to get the right information. In regards to small businesses, they find the barriers to taking on apprenticeships are many and varied, particularly in relation to wage support, the levy for those over 19 and inflexible delivery that does not take into account the differences between micro and SME organisations