The latest government figures show that the number of people starting an apprenticeship has continued to fall since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy in April 2017.
There was 369,700 apprenticeship starts between August 2017 and July 2018, covering the 2017/18 academic year. This compares to 491,300 and 503,700 reported in 2016/17 and 2015/16 respectively.
Jamie Kerr, head of external affairs at the Institute of Directors (IoD), said, "These figures show that apprenticeship starts have still not recovered since the introduction of the Levy and there is still a mountain to climb to get the system to a place where it can deliver the skills the UK needs." Click here to read the full article on The Business Barn >>>
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There was 369,700 apprenticeship starts between August 2017 and July 2018, covering the 2017/18 academic year. This compares to 491,300 and 503,700 reported in 2016/17 and 2015/16 respectively.
Jamie Kerr, head of external affairs at the Institute of Directors (IoD), said, "These figures show that apprenticeship starts have still not recovered since the introduction of the Levy and there is still a mountain to climb to get the system to a place where it can deliver the skills the UK needs." Click here to read the full article on The Business Barn >>>
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