Are employers prepared and resourced to deliver the number of apprenticeships, work opportunities, work experience and work placements being requested from new policies?

Research commissioned by the Department for Eduction by The Learning and Work Institute in partnership Fair train indicates that employers may be experiencing ‘fatigue’ with the amount of requests they are being asked to support.

“Concerns were raised at the workshops that employers may already experience fatigue as a result of the number of requests they receive from learning providers, and that a more coordinated approach will be necessary to ensure this issue is not exacerbated.”

It should be noted that overall the responses suggest that learning providers and employers welcome the proposals to deliver longer and more structured work placements to support the development of occupational skills that are valued by industry. Employers also indicate they value work placements as a channel for talent into apprenticeships and entry level jobs.