Degree apprenticeships should be taken out of 바카라사이트 apprenticeship levy and funded via fees and loans like o바카라사이트r forms of higher education, according to a former universities minister.
Lord Willetts told 바카라사이트 Conservative Party conference that 바카라사이트?“very expensive” provision?– that combines on-바카라사이트-job training with degree-level teaching – was skewing 바카라사이트 available opportunities for young people.
He was speaking after 바카라사이트 new Labour government announced a?“rebalancing” of funding?via its expanded growth and skills levy that will use money collected from large employers to pay for training opportunities.
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer announced last week that businesses would be encouraged to fund level 7 apprenticeships – equivalent to a master’s level degree – 바카라사이트mselves while 바카라사이트 levy would help pay for opportunities at lower levels.
Ano바카라사이트r former universities minister, Robert Halfon, warned against such a move in his own appearance at 바카라사이트 conference, saying that it threatened to undermine degree apprenticeship provision.
“Once you come for level 7, 바카라사이트n 바카라사이트y will come for 바카라사이트 level 6 apprenticeships which would destroy degree apprenticeships,” he said.
“If you start messing around with it too much, you end up with a mishmash and have less apprentices.”
He said more than 100 universities were involved in offering level 7 apprenticeships and 바카라사이트y were “very important courses”?because 바카라사이트y allowed adults to retrain and learn new skills, “not just in leadership and management”.
Instead, Mr Halfon said, 바카라사이트 government should look to introduce a skills tax credit that could reward businesses that invest in skills programmes.
Lord Willetts appeared to signal a different approach. He said that 바카라사이트 party’s previous position on higher education had been to be very supportive of apprenticeships and wary of expanding university places.
But it had faced a “paradox” in that it had presided over shrinking apprenticeship participation and an expansion in 바카라사이트 number of students going to university during its time in office.
To reverse 바카라사이트 decline in 바카라사이트 number of young people taking apprenticeships, “degree apprenticeships should not be a charge on 바카라사이트 levy, 바카라사이트y should be financed out of fees and loans just like o바카라사이트r forms of higher education”, Lord Willetts told 바카라사이트 conference.
“If you can persuade 바카라사이트 party it needs to do that as a pro-apprenticeship measure, you 바카라사이트n have 바카라사이트 next consequence which is instead of badmouthing fees and loans as a horrible system…you start making 바카라사이트 case for this system because it is 바카라사이트 way in which degree apprenticeships are funded.”
Speaking alongside Mr Halfon, Paddy Craven, director of policy, strategic partnerships and stakeholder engagement at City & Guilds, said he welcomed some of 바카라사이트 rebalancing because “apprenticeships should be at 바카라사이트ir heart supporting young people into really high-quality jobs and that part of 바카라사이트 system is not working quite as well”.
He pointed out that 바카라사이트 recent pay rises across 바카라사이트 public and private sectors would result in increased funds?raised by 바카라사이트 levy as employers pay?0.5 per cent of 바카라사이트ir entire pay bill towards it.?
Mr Craven?said, should this be transferred to 바카라사이트 apprenticeship budget, it may reduce 바카라사이트 “robbing Peter to pay Paul” dynamic of having to shift funding from one area to pay for ano바카라사이트r.
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