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Over the years, apprenticeships have gained traction as a popular route into employment.
The structured training programmes give school leavers the chance to work towards a qualification, gain skills and knowledge and earn money at the same time. While there is a huge benefit to school leavers wanting to break into the employment world, employing apprentices can have huge benefits for employers too. Particularly in some sectors which are experiencing bigger challenges to find the right calibre of talent, apprenticeships are a good way of plugging the skills gap. This notion was corroborated by a 2018 report commissioned by The Open University which found that three in five business leaders (61%) agreed that the Apprenticeship Levy – a UK tax on employers which can be used to fund apprenticeship training – could help to reduce the skills shortage over the next five years.
Calling on Government
This is something that the online food delivery firm Deliveroo believes too. Therefore, the iconic online food delivery service – which is widely documented for its cyan colour palette and bike-clad delivery drivers – is calling on the Government to urgently act and free up large employers to transfer more of their Apprenticeship Levy down the supply chain. The firm is asking the Government to lift the current restriction on Apprenticeship Levy transfers and grant large employers the power to contribute as much as they choose down their supply chain.
