OU Access to Apprenticeships Report Published

The Open University has published a new report ‘Access to Apprenticeships’ . They are calling on the government to help businesses further attract and recruit more disabled apprentices. They found that two thirds of employers wanted to recruit individuals...

AoC Responds to Low Take Up of Traineeships

Responding to a query into the relatively low numbers of colleges offering traineeships to 16-18 year olds, the Association of Colleges has said that the government has failed to advertise traineeships well enough and some colleges feel the programme design does not...

Views on the Lifelong Learning Commission

Mark Dawe, Chief Executive at the Association of Employment and Learning Providers has spoken about the need for an overarching strategy for skills and adult learning and the Lifelong Learning Commission. You can hear his thoughts on this podcast. Graeme Atherton,...