The First Minister met with some of the female apprentice mechanics at GTG Training which is owned by Arnold Clark, to highlight the opportunities open to young women through the new funding to encourage them to consider roles traditionally filled by men. Arnold Clark has seen 160 apprentices starting this year – of which 31 are female.
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Apprenticeships to be given equal legal treatment as degrees 17 June 2015
The term apprenticeship will be protected in law to strengthen their reputation, help working people and ensure apprenticeships are recognised as a career path equal to higher education
The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills has announced :
apprenticeships to be given equal legal treatment as degrees commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 will be enshrined in law public sector bodies will be set targets to help reach 3 million
With over 2.2 million apprenticeships created since 2010 to help establish the UK as the fastest growing economy in the G7, the government will also enshrine in law its commitment to create 3 million apprenticeships by 2020.
With apprenticeships giving hope and opportunity to more young people, and helping all types and sizes of businesses grow in communities across the UK, the Skills Minister will legally protect the term ‘apprenticeship’ through the Enterprise Bill (to be introduced to Parliament in the Autumn). This will give government the power to take action when the term is misused to promote low quality courses. To ensure that more young people can benefit the minister has also announced that public bodies will now be set targets to take on more apprentices. Schools, hospitals, prisons and police forces will all be creating opportunities for young people to get on.
Skills Minister Nick Boles said:
“If university graduates have their moment in the sun so should people who undertake apprenticeships. Businesses know their value so it’s high time they were recognised both by the public and in law as being equal to degrees. We want far more employers to get involved in apprenticeships. This means making sure that we practise what we preach in government, so we’re going require all public sector bodies – schools, hospitals, prisons and police forces – to employ apprentices.”
Britain’s fastest-growing companies to support apprenticeship recruitment 23 June 2015
The Business Secretary has announced a new scheme to place apprentices in companies quoted on AIM, London Stock Exchange’s growth market for ambitious small and medium businesses.
850 AIM-listed companies to open doors to apprentices educational charity to bring together companies and apprentices scheme supports government commitment to 3 million new apprenticeships.
Speaking at a recent London Stock Exchange Group’s event, Business Secretary Sajid Javid praised the scheme which he said will bring together innovative new companies that are the future of British business, and the hardworking young apprentices who are the future of the British workforce. The London Stock Exchange Group Foundation has committed an initial £20,000 to underwrite the cost of administering the scheme, with additional funds raised at the event. The scheme will be run by the educational charity City Gateway. More than 850 companies from across the country are quoted on AIM, and the scheme will work to highlight the opportunities they offer to young people.
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