The Government has just relaunched the Modern Apprenticeship scheme, which it hopes will offer a combination of on-and off-the-job education and training to people aged 16 to 24 in some 80 sectors.
Apprenticeships usually last at least a year and apprentices work towards NVQ2, Key Skills and in most cases a technical certificate. Advanced Apprenticeships usually last at least two years and apprentices work towards an NVQ3, Key Skills and a technical certificate.
The original scheme, it was felt, offered an important source of skills but tended to reinforce gender segregation. Providers also tended to feel that it wasn't worth the effort getting approval and training someone who would simply leave as soon as they qualified.
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