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A survey of employers has found that 64 per cent of companies failed to invest in new apprentices over the last twelve months due to Covid-19.
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The latest In-Comm Training Barometer survey, launched to coincide with National Apprenticeship Week 2021, has found cuts to training budgets (51 per cent) and more than half of firms (53 per cent) dropping plans to take on young workers as they adapt to the challenges presented by the virus.
Highlights from the survey of 109 employers include nearly nine-tenths of companies retaining their existing apprentices, whilst the government’s furlough scheme has allowed 72 per cent of management teams to continue to offer training.
Questioning 109 employers, the barometer did highlight some positives, including nearly nine-tenths of companies retaining their existing apprentices despite the crisis, whilst the Government’s furlough support has allowed 72 per cent of management teams to continue to offer training to staff.
Bosses at In-Comm Training, which has three academies in the Black Country and Shropshire, believe this underlines that there is still an appetite for learning on-the-job and that Government assistance can make a difference when it is directed in the right way.
“Something that has been spoken about a lot lately is the fact that a generation of school pupils could be left high and dry due to interruption with exams and the lack of opportunities out there,” said Bekki Phillips, chief operating officer of In-Comm Training, which delivers more than 750 apprentices every year.