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The Richard Review of Apprenticeships

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Thursday 29 November 2012

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The Government has welcomed the recommendations within Doug Richard’s newly published independent report on the future of apprenticeships. The report calls to improve the quality of apprenticeships, making them more focused on the needs of employers and also on outcomes – what an apprentice will be able to do having completed their training. Key recommendations have included:

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BIS report on Apprenticeships highlights need for change

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Tuesday 13 November 2012

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By David Grailey, Chief Executive An 11 month review into Apprenticeships has concluded that urgent reforms are required to the government’s Apprenticeship programme in order to boost economic growth.

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A new era of apprenticeships: what’s next?

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Thursday 11 October 2012

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As youth unemployment rates remain high, the need to equip young people with the skills to secure a job in today’s competitive labour market becomes increasingly important. One of the main routes for helping young people to gain these skills is via apprenticeships; allowing learners to gain real workplace experience and a solid skillset in a specialist area while at the same time achieving a nationally recognised qualification and a direct pathway into employment. There’s no doubt that apprenticeships are still high on the news agenda. But what’s next?

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What came out of Ed Miliband’s keynote address?

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Tuesday 02 October 2012

Lindsay Plumpton

This afternoon, Labour Party Leader Ed Miliband spoke at the Labour Party Conference in Manchester to galvanise the party in moving towards the 2015 General Election. The speech was anecdotal in style, looking at his own past as he delivered a speech which praised his teachers, drew on an example of an unemployed woman sending her CV to 137 employers, and set out a policy direction focusing on the Disraeli spirit of ‘one nation’.

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Richard Review of Apprenticeships – have your say

By Lindsay Plumpton, Communications Leader, Wednesday 27 June 2012

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As the Eurozone economy continues to stumble on, with youth unemployment rates in some countries reaching 50% and bank bailouts becoming the norm, the need to focus on equipping young people with the skills they need to secure employment is becoming more important every day. As highlighted in the media, young people are finding it increasingly difficult to get a job because they’ve not had the opportunity to acquire the skills and experience needed.

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