The Association of Employment and Learning Providers (AELP) is disappointed that a government statement on the plans does not address a key demand among employers to allow them the choice of setting up directly-funded apprenticeship schemes, either as a training provider or working with a training provider.
The association says the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills statement also fails to address concerns among employers around having to make mandatory cash contributions to training as well as having to handle pricing negotiations with trainers.
Unless these concerns are met the AELP is predicting a reduction in the number of employers wanting to offer apprenticeship schemes due to the extra red tape involved, which could cut training places open to young people who don't go to university.
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