Plan to make firms pay more to train older workers than youth apprentices in England
Source: The Guardian ·
Exclusive: Ministers considering overhaul of apprenticeship funding scheme to tackle youth jobs crisisEmployers in England are to be forced to pay more to train an older worker than a youth apprentice under plans being drawn up by the government to tackle the youth jobs crisis.The Guardian understands ministers plan to overhaul Labour’s apprenticeship funding scheme to increase the cost of…
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Employers in England are to be forced to pay more to train an older worker than a youth apprentice under plans being drawn up by the government to tackle the youth jobs crisis. The Guardian understands ministers plan to overhaul Labour’s apprenticeship funding scheme to increase the cost of training by 25% for a worker over the age of 25 in order to encourage businesses to train young people instead. Aiming to reverse a 40% drop in youth apprenticeship starts over the past decade, the proposal is being developed as part of the government response to Alan Milburn’s review into why so many young people are out of work. With his final report delayed until after the budget, the former Labour cabinet minister this week signalled that boosting access to apprenticeships would be critical for fixing the first rungs of the career ladder for young people. The chancellor, John Healey, is preparing to include measures to tackle soaring youth unemployment in his highly anticipated tax and…
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