AQW 28726/11-15

Mr David McNarry
UK Independence Party
Strangford

Tabled Date: 26/11/2013
Answered On Date: 05/12/2013
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Employment and Learning to detail by skills area, how many apprentices, have progressed into employment in each of the last three years.

Answer:

The ApprenticeshipsNI programme is an employer-led provision, with employers creating apprenticeship positions in line with their future business needs. Apprentices are employed “from day one”.

My Department funds the ‘off-the-job’ training element of an apprenticeship through the ApprenticeshipsNI programme.

Over 23,000 individuals have started ApprenticeshipsNI funded training over the past three years. A full breakdown of starts, aligned to Apprenticeship Frameworks, has been placed in the Assembly Library and on the DEL website on http://www.delni.gov.uk/.

As the member will be aware, back in February I announced a major review of my Department's apprenticeship policy. This review, which is all-encompassing in nature, is progressing as planned, and I will be reporting its findings shortly.