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Delivering change: Making apprenticeships work in cities
By
Elli Thomas
,
Maire Williams
,
Ilona Serwicka
| 14 April 2016
Delivering change: Making apprenticeships work in cities
By
Elli Thomas
,
Maire Williams
,
Ilona Serwicka
| 14 April 2016
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Executive Summary
Box Figure 1: Challenges, case studies and lessons for delivering apprenticeships in cities
Introduction
How have apprenticeships been approached through policy?
Box How has apprenticeship policy changed over the last two decades?
Box Figure 2: Apprenticeship policy over the last two decades
Box What will the big changes to policy be, and what does it mean?
Box Remaining challenges
Challenges and Responses: How local initiatives are delivering apprenticeships
Box Challenge 1: Apprenticeships do not meet the skills gaps of local economies
Box Case study 1: Liverpool Chamber Training: using employer networks through the Chamber of Commerce to support the design and offer of apprenticeship training
Box Case study 2: Year Up, USA: using local labour market intelligence to inform apprenticeship offers
Challenge 2: the costs of training and wages discourage employers from taking on apprentices
Box Case study 3: Greater Manchester: local control of the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers
Box Case study 4: Glasgow Guarantee: locally funded wage subsidies for employers
Box Case study 5: Birmingham Young Talent for Business: enhancing national programmes
Challenge 3: Employers struggle to find the most appropriate training provider for their needs
Box Case study 6: Humber Apprenticeship Support Service: using local networks to broker relationships between employers and training providers
Box Case study 7: Apprenticeship 2000, Charlotte, North Carolina: employers coming together to collaborate on training solutions
Challenge 4: Small and medium sized enterprises fall behind in offering apprenticeships
Box Case study 8: Glasgow Guarantee: local councils supporting HR and administrative functions on behalf of employers
Box Case study 9: London Apprenticeship Company: supporting small businesses through Apprenticeship Training Agencies
Challenge 5: Employers have low awareness of apprenticeships and whether they are right for their business
Box Case study 10: London Apprenticeship Campaign: raising awareness through advertising and marketing
Box Case study 11: Plymouth Apprenticeship Managers Network: sharing information through word of mouth
Challenge 6: Making the case for the relevance of apprenticeships in financial and knowledge based services
Box Case study 12: PwC apprenticeships: establishing frameworks in professional sectors and working with SMEs to support their uptake
Box Case study 13: London Professional Apprenticeship (LPA) Programme
Challenge 7: Young people and their parents do not see apprenticeships as a viable career prospect
Box Case study 14: Plymouth Apprentice Ambassador Network: using apprentices to share experiences and information through schools
Box Case study 15: The Humber Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP) Gold Standard: establishing minimum standards for Careers Education, Information, Advice and Guidance (CEIAG)
Box Case study 16: Greater Manchester Apprenticeship Hub: adopting various approaches to information and guidance in schools
Challenge 8: The gap between school and the workplace acts as a barrier to recruiting apprentices
Box Case study 17: City Gateway, Tower Hamlets: supporting hard-to-reach youth through pre-employment training
Box Case study 18: Walsall Works: supporting pre-apprenticeships with council and government funding
Lessons and recommendations
Box Lessons for cities
Box Lessons for national government
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1: The apprenticeship levy
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