How apprenticeships could play a key part in the post-Covid economic rebuild
Apprenticeship schemes have been cut back by the pandemic, but many employers say they plan to resume recruitment as soon as possible
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has moved some assessments online in response to Covid. Photograph: blackCAT/Getty Images
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education has moved some assessments online in response to Covid. Photograph: blackCAT/Getty Images
JennyLittle
Tue 9 Feb 2021 14.30 EST
Last modified on Tue 9 Feb 2021 14.32 EST
When the coronavirus sent Britain into lockdown last March, John Collings had to tell half of his staff to stay at home. The boss of Online Lubricants, a commercial oils supplier based in Barking, Essex, furloughed 26 of his team, including two apprentices.