The government is “urgently” investigating its “over-censorious” apprenticeship website that rejects vacancies for including words such as “stripper”, “man” and “head”.
Sector insiders told FE Week that the “bizarre” algorithm was hindering firms that want to post vacancies online.
The development comes as education chiefs are desperately trying to boost apprenticeship starts in the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The “recruit an apprentice” gov.uk website allows providers and employers to post and manage apprenticeship vacancies, with candidates able to apply on the “find an apprenticeship” page.
