The Evening Standard:
Sort out the apprentice system
5 October 2012
Miliband's suggestion of getting employers to 'own' the system by delegating budgets to them is a radical and attractive idea since lack of employer interest in apprenticeships is a major problem. If the 'Tech Bacc' raises the prestige of technical skills I am all for it. John Van Reenen, director of the Centre for Economic Performance, LSE YOU report that Goldman Sachs is taking 10 apprentices and RBS 14. What about small businesses, like my building company, which have taken on apprentices for many years?
The article was published in The Evening Standard on October 5, 2012
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Related links
John Van Reenen webpage
Productivity and Innovation Programme webpage
John Van Reenen CEP publications webpage