A new inquiry into the quality of apprenticeships and skills training has been launched by the House of Commons education select committee chaired by former Skills Minister, Robert Halfon MP. The inquiry will look into whether employers, learners and tax payers are getting sufficient value for the time and money invested in training, and whether more needs to be done to detect poor-quality provision. It will also look to uncover barriers faced by the socially disadvantaged in accessing skills training and consider how government funding can be used to remove these barriers.