Apprenticeships are now even better primed to upskill the nation’s workforce and support national recovery in 2024, after a major programme of reviews.
The Department for Education set IfATE a target of reviewing 100 apprenticeships in just nine months – between April and the end December 2023.
IfATE, which follows guidance from thousands of large and small employers on their training needs to develop and update all government apprenticeships in England, over-delivered by reviewing 127, including many resulting in significant funding uplifts. These are collectively used by over 60,000 apprentices per year.
- Minister for Skills, Apprenticeships and Higher Education, Rob Halfon, said: “This is a fantastic achievement. It’s vital that we ensure all apprenticeships remain up to date and offer high quality training so more people and businesses can benefit, and we can grow the economy. “It’s great news that almost 80% of the standards revised received a funding boost, including those in key sectors such as social care, transport and logistics and engineering.”
- Jennifer Coupland, chief executive of IfATE, said: “This has put us in a fantastic position starting the new year with apprenticeships bang up to date with the latest industry requirements. I’m absolutely delighted to have exceeded this target. Achieving it required everyone at IfATE to maintain laser focus and I would like to say a huge thanks to all the large and small businesses across the country who advised on what was needed.”
