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Traineeships

A traineeship is a skills development programme funded by the government that includes a work placement. Employers can offer traineeships from six weeks up to one year, although many last for less than six months. It requires at least 70 work hours of work experience. They help to prepare young people between the ages of 16 to 24 (or 25 if they have an education, health and care plan) to get into employment or apprenticeships. They are important for employers because they help more young people to get into the workforce without doing a degree. Employers that offer traineeships are eligible for an incentive payment of £1,000 per learner.

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    DfE updates list of 200 BTecs to be scrapped

    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023
    by Adam McCulloch 19 Oct 2023

    T-Levels are replacing BTecs but college leaders believe that some young people will be left behind.

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    Thousands of apprentices failing to complete courses

    by Jo Faragher 28 Nov 2022
    by Jo Faragher 28 Nov 2022

    Every year thousands fail to complete courses as employers fail to provide adequate levels of training.

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    Euan Blair’s Multiverse is first apprenticeship provider to award degrees

    by Adam McCulloch 1 Sep 2022
    by Adam McCulloch 1 Sep 2022

    All learning for the degrees will be on the job and taught through apprenticeship schemes. Significantly, the training will be free, so there will not be any student debt.

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    Entry requirements prevent young accessing apprenticeships

    by Rob Moss 20 Jun 2022
    by Rob Moss 20 Jun 2022

    English and maths entry requirements are preventing young people, particularly from disadvantaged backgrounds, from accessing higher apprenticeships.

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    Government launches ‘passport’ to help disabled graduates into employment

    by Rob Moss 6 Dec 2021
    by Rob Moss 6 Dec 2021

    The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has launched a pilot scheme to ease the transition from university into employment...

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    Sunak to announce £3bn skills injection at budget

    by Jo Faragher 25 Oct 2021
    by Jo Faragher 25 Oct 2021

    Chancellor Rishi Sunak will announce close to £3 billion in skills funding in the budget on Wednesday (27 October).

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    • Early careers

    Do more to help young find work, prime minister urged

    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 31 Aug 2021

    Disadvantaged young people have been ‘overlooked’ in the government’s Plan for Jobs and more needs to be done to help...

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    CIPD urges employers to ‘take a chance’ on young people

    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Aug 2021
    by Ashleigh Webber 9 Aug 2021

    Through its One Million Chances campaign, the CIPD is encouraging employers to provide career opportunities for young people.

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    Less than half expect to hire young staff in 2021

    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Dec 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 16 Dec 2020

    Just 46% of employers plan to hire new workers aged 16 to 24 in the next year, despite the government’s...

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    ‘Give regions more say over skills and employment’

    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020
    by Adam McCulloch 2 Nov 2020

    City & Guilds has urged the government to devolve skills and training to the UK's regions.

    • Apprenticeships
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    • Early careers

    Employers to receive £1k bonus for bringing staff back from furlough

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2020
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2020

    Government announces CJRS "bonus", kick-start scheme for 16 to 24-year-olds and other initiatives to boost jobs...

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    Chancellor to announce kickstart scheme for jobs

    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2020
    by Jo Faragher 8 Jul 2020

    The chancellor is due to announce a £2bn “kickstart jobs scheme” today in the hope it will stem youth unemployment...

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    • Early careers

    Firms to be given £1,000 per work experience trainee to stimulate youth employment

    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jul 2020
    by Ashleigh Webber 6 Jul 2020

    Employers in England will be given £1,000 for each work experience placement.

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    Capita ends exit payments for graduates on training scheme

    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2018
    by Adam McCulloch 16 Jul 2018

    It has emerged that last month Capita scrapped its policy of charging thousands of pounds in exit fees to graduates...

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    Apprenticeship levy: funding policy from May 2017 finalised

    by Personnel Today 27 Oct 2016
    by Personnel Today 27 Oct 2016

    The Government has published its final apprenticeship funding policy, which includes additional funding for young persons and apprentices from disadvantaged...

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