Apprenticeship warning
An Assembly Committee is warning that apprenticeships in Wales aren't reaching their potential and capacity.
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Welsh Government announces £5m for apprenticeships
£5 million will be provided to create additional apprenticeship places 16-24 year olds in Wales, the Deputy Minister for Skills has announced.
It comes after the Assembly's Enterprise and Business Committee warned some schemes weren't reaching their full potential.
– Jeff Cuthbert AM, Deputy Minister for SkillsWe’d love to see a huge demand for apprenticeships in Wales. This is why I am setting the Work Based Learning Network a challenge.
I challenge them to engage with those employers who are not already providing apprenticeship delivery.
I want them to know the benefits of apprenticeships; know that they are at the heart of business effectiveness; they increase the skill set of the nation and they increase the attractiveness of Wales as a place to do business.
National Assembly warns apprenticeships are under-used
A National Assembly report found that apprenticeship schemes in Wales aren't reaching their full capacity.
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