2.6.1. Employer Links
2.6.2. Apprenticeships
2.6.2.1. Increase the number of apprenticeships and improve their quality, extending the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers for the duration of the next Parliament.
2.6.2.2. Aim to double the number of businesses which hire apprentices, including by extending them to new sectors of our economy, like creative and digital industries.
2.6.2.3. Develop National Colleges as national centres of expertise for key sectors, to deliver the high-level vocational skills that business requires.
2.6.2.4. Work with the Apprenticeship Advisory Group to increase the number of apprentices from BAME backgrounds, ensure gender balance across industry sectors and encourage underrepresented groups to apply.
2.6.1.1. Improve links between employers and schools, encouraging all schools to participate in mentoring schemes and programmes that seek to raise aspirations like 'speakers for schools' and 'Inspiring the Future' In particular, we will seek to inspire more children and young people to follow technical and scientific careers through partnership and relevant businesses.
2.6.2. Apprenticeships
2.6.2.1. Increase the number of apprenticeships and improve their quality, extending the Apprenticeship Grant for Employers for the duration of the next Parliament.
2.6.2.2. Aim to double the number of businesses which hire apprentices, including by extending them to new sectors of our economy, like creative and digital industries.
2.6.2.3. Develop National Colleges as national centres of expertise for key sectors, to deliver the high-level vocational skills that business requires.
2.6.2.4. Work with the Apprenticeship Advisory Group to increase the number of apprentices from BAME backgrounds, ensure gender balance across industry sectors and encourage underrepresented groups to apply.