Funding – The Policy Consortium

Apprenticeship funding: too generous, but off-putting to small firms

By Mick Fletcher Posted on June 11, 2014 Posted in Apprenticeships, Funding, Policy, VET, Vocational Education, Vocational Education and Training No Comments Tagged with 16–19 apprenticeships, apprenticeships, Funding

In an article originally published (in a slightly different and shorter form) by ‘FE Week’ on 6 June 2014, Policy Consortium member Mick Fletcher considers the introduction of a mandatory 33% contribution by employers to the funding of Apprenticeships. The new BIS guidance …

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Has the government secretly given up on 16–19 apprenticeships?

By Mick Fletcher Posted on October 16, 2013 Posted in Apprenticeships, BIS, Employers 1 Comment Tagged with 16–19 apprenticeships, Funding

Mick Fletcher of the Policy Consortium reads between the lines. It is always important when reading government papers to look for the sub text as well as at the surface but in the case of the recently concluded consultation on …

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Apprenticeship funding: too generous, but off-putting to small firms

Has the government secretly given up on 16–19 apprenticeships?