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Apprentices: Standards

Question for Department for Education

UIN 908973, tabled on 4 February 2019

What steps his Department is taking to increase the quality of apprenticeships.

Answered on

4 February 2019

New industry-designed standards are driving up quality, such as the project management apprenticeship developed by employers. We have increased off-the-job training and introduced rigorous end-point assessments so apprentices are occupationally competent. We’ve also strengthened the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers giving employers confidence apprentices will receive high-quality training.

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