Letters to the Editor: Levy system is failing young apprentices

Mark Dawe; Purnima Tanuku
Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Latest government data showing that only 15 per cent of apprentices scheduled to start a programme with large levy-paying employers are aged 16 to 18 is a major cause for concern. Both the government's social mobility agenda and the skills response to Brexit will suffer unless ministers act quickly.

Training providers have warned that the government's social mobility agenda is at risk due to the increasingly limited opportunities for young people to access apprenticeship placements. Picture: Nigel Hillier
Training providers have warned that the government's social mobility agenda is at risk due to the increasingly limited opportunities for young people to access apprenticeship placements. Picture: Nigel Hillier

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