Apprenticeships in England Presented by Andrew Barlow International Skills Development Manager.

Apprenticeships in England

Presented byAndrew Barlow International Skills Development Manager

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National Apprenticeship Service

Apprenticeships are the centre-piece of the Government’s approach on vocational training

Ambition is to create a vocational pathway of equal value to that of higher education

England has had a long history of Apprenticeships, with first mentions dating back to the 13th century

Recent successive Governments’ support has reinvigorated the programme with funding at 1.5bn this year


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Straddles Dept for Education and Dept for Business Innovation and Skills (16-18 and 19+ learners) – unusually, the Apprenticeship Unit is joint, with a joint Minister: Matthew Hancock

An expanding programme with 700,000 apprentices on 200 Apprenticeships programmes in 2010/11

Modern, online application, matching and support tools

A programme for all ages (16+) and increasingly at all academic levels

National Apprenticeship Service for operational delivery

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Key Features


•A job with training”

•Demand led - for employers and apprentices

•All sectors (250+ sector frameworks, and expanding)

•3+ levels (Intermediate, Advanced, Higher)

•Standards of core content for all Apprenticeships: S.A.S.E.

•Employer pays the Wages

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Apprenticeships - Funding

Funding from Government forTraining costs = 100% age 16-18Training costs = 50% age 19+*

The Apprentice’s wages are paid by their employer

Each apprentice must have an employer and be paid.

About 170,000 workplaces in England had apprentices in 2010/11

Each apprentice must have a registered training provider (which can also be their employer)

There are 1,100 providers in England

Government funded apprentices must study one of 200 Apprenticeship ‘qualification framework’ areas.

Frameworks are at European qualification framework levels 2, 3, 4 or 5

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Apprenticeship Frameworks

The largest frameworks by volume: 2010/11 1. Customer Service 2. Health and Social Care 3. Retail 4. Business Administration5. Hospitality and Catering6. Management 7. Children's Care Learning & Development8. Engineering 9. Active Leisure and Learning10. Hairdressing

Top 10 = about 72% of all starts

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Key Features


Advanced level apprentices earn on average between £77,000 and £117,000 more over their lifetime than similar people with Intermediate qualifications;

Intermediate level Apprentices earn between £48,000 and £74,000 more than those with lower qualifications

High success rate for completions: higher still for 11/12

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Success Rates

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Apprenticeship Growth

For AY10/11, around 457K new starts took place (compared to 280K in AY09/10); - around 50K new workplaces began Apprenticeships

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50,000

100,000

150,000

200,000

250,000

300,000

350,000

400,000

450,000

500,000

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11(Provisional)

25+

19-24

16-18

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Apprenticeships Starts by Level

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11(Provisional)

Level 2 16-18

Level 2 19-24

Level 2 25+

Level 3 16-18

Level 3 19-24

Level 3 25+

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Apprenticeship Starts by Sector

Business, Admin / Law

Construction

Engineering and Manufacturing

Health, Public Services and Care

Retail

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20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

2002/03 2003/04 2004/05 2005/06 2006/07 2007/08 2008/09 2009/10 2010/11(Provisional)

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Apprenticeship Priorities

Ministers have identified 3 key priorities for the programme:

1 - to drive up standards and safeguard quality to meet the evolving needs of employers and learners

2 - to make it as easy as possible to recruit an apprentice, speeding up processes and cutting red tape

3 - to give most focus in expanding future opportunities where returns and benefits are greatest, including younger people (16-24), smaller firms, some sectors, and Advanced and Higher Apprenticeships

[…and made clear that Apprenticeships are not the answer for those with basic skills and employability problems further from job readiness]

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Raising standards and quality

Measures announced:

all apprentices to be supported to study towards a good GCSE standard qualification in English and maths, where they have not already achieved this

an independent employer led review will look critically at how effectively the programme is delivering the professionally recognised qualifications and skills that employers need and that improve learners’ career prospects

better information on providers and their performance, to empower employers and learners as consumers and drive quality and responsiveness

setting minimum durations: 16-18 and 19+

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Better and faster services, and less red tape

Measures announced:

Reducing the time to recruit an apprentice; removing all health and safety requirements that go beyond those for other employees

More targeted support for smaller firms, including tailored guidance and a dedicated National Apprenticeship Service team (SBU) New flexibility for small employers (less than 10 employees) to get funding/co-funding for wider business skills modules, recognising the broader scope of roles in such businesses that may exist

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Focusing where returns and benefits are greatest

Measures announced

New incentive payments (£1500) for small employers taking on young apprentices (16-24), where these are new jobs

Funding to expand Higher Apprenticeships

Prioritising younger people, higher return sectors, Advanced and Higher qualifications

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There is evidence of strong benefits to employers from investing in the Apprenticeship Programme

36%

43%

58%

64%

65%

66%

67%

69%

72%

A lower overall wage bill

It has helped us win business (private sector only (3,364)

It has improved our ability to attract good staff

Brought new ideas to the organisation

It has helped improve staff retention

Improved our image in the sector

Improved our product or service quality

Improved staff morale

Improved productivity

Base: All Employers unless stated (unweighted 4,075)

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The National Apprenticeship Service

Founded in April 2009 to offer support to all parties

Helps create new Apprenticeship markets

Provides support to employers interested in starting Apprenticeship programmes (30,000 since its inception)

Informs individuals, stakeholders and partners about Apprenticeships

Develops new internet based tools and guides pprenticeships.org.uk

Oversees the growth of the Apprenticeship programme and monitors quality

For more information regarding Apprenticeships in England please contact; [email protected]

http://www.apprenticeships.org.uk/


APPRENTICESHIP GRANTS FOR EMPLOYERS (AGE)


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Apprenticeship Grant for EmployersA.G.E.

In November 2011 the Government announced the Youth Contract - a £1 billion package of support to encourage small & medium sized businesses to employ young people

The National Apprenticeship Service will provide up to 40,000 Apprenticeship grants (AGE 16 to 24) of £1,500 to organisations employing less than 250 employees recruiting their first 16 to 24 year old apprentices

Our priority is to support those employers NEW to ApprenticeshipsAGE 16 to 24 aims to support those priority sectors that will give the greatest return to the economy

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AGE Eligibility

Our aim is to support employers new to Apprenticeship delivery to offer NEW jobs in support of young people

At least 20,000 grants to small employers (under 50)

The remaining 20,000 grants to small (under 50) or medium (under 250) employers

The employer must recruit a 16 to 24 year old who is living in England and not in full-time education

The employer must be NEW to Apprenticeships not eligible if started an apprentice since April 2009)

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