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House of Commons · Ministers' Questions

Apprenticeships

Monday 16 January 2023 · 2 questions

Summarised by AI from the official record, so it can contain mistakes.

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Answered 1 Partly answered 1 Not answered 0

Key points

  • Ofsted will inspect every apprenticeship provider by 2025
  • All apprenticeship providers have been asked to re-enrol on the register of training providers
  • The Government is investing 2.7 billion in apprenticeships by 2025

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Questions & Answers

Q1 Paul Holmes Con Hamble Valley
Education
Context

The question addresses the need for better quality in apprenticeships, with a focus on regulatory oversight and provider accountability.

Question

What steps her Department is taking to help improve the quality of apprenticeships. Ofsted will inspect every apprenticeship provider by 2025. All providers have been asked to re-enrol on the register of apprenticeship training providers. We are intervening to help apprentices and employers as well.

Answer from Robert Halfon

We are improving the quality of apprenticeships, and Ofsted will be inspecting every apprenticeship provider by 2025. All providers have been asked to re-enrol on the register of apprenticeship training providers. We are intervening to help apprentices and employers as well.

Partly answered

Not addressed: The specific steps being taken to improve quality were not detailed, only regulatory measures mentioned

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Q2 Paul Holmes Con Hamble Valley
Education Employment
Context

Eastleigh College works with regional employers to deliver high-quality apprenticeships up to degree level. The question seeks information on government initiatives to increase the number of higher-level apprenticeship starts.

Question

My local college, Eastleigh College, works alongside 700 regional employers to deliver high-quality apprenticeships all the way to degree level. Last year nearly a third of apprenticeship starts were at the higher level. What steps are the Government taking to broaden the routes into technical education and increase the number of higher-level apprenticeship starts?

Answer from Robert Halfon

My hon. Friend will be pleased to know that there have been more than 10,800 apprenticeship starts in his constituency since 2010. We are investing £2.7 billion in apprenticeships by 2025. We are spending £8 million of that on promoting degree-level apprenticeships. We have a big recruitment campaign, Fire It Up, to encourage more apprentices. We are transforming careers advice on apprenticeships in schools and colleges, we pay non-levy-payer small businesses the vast majority of their training costs when they hire apprentices.

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