This publication outlines the government’s plan for: increasing the quality and quantity of apprenticeships achieving 3 million apprenticeships by 2020 This publication sets out what is expected of all main stakeholders, employers, education and training ...

Information and support for employers and training organisations involved in the recruitment of apprentices. These documents provide information and tools to use during the apprenticeship recruitment process. This includes: guidance for employers on all a ...

The Regional Learning Partnership is facilitating the development of a Regional Delivery Plan for Employment and Skills for south west and central Wales in response to the Welsh Government’s future strategic approach to the employment and skills agenda. T ...

The current Offender Learning and Skills Service (OLASS) phase 4 contracts for prison education come to an end in July 2016. The Minister will need to decide whether to extend the current contracts for a further year, or to begin re-procurement. The Priso ...

The EEPO Review presents an in-depth analysis of funded training provision across Member States aimed at raising the skills of adult unemployed persons (25-64) with low levels of qualifications or inadequate basic skills. The Belgian report looks at the o ...

Overall transitions and employment trends The percentage of early leavers from education and training (7.1%) is lower in Sweden than the EU average (11.9%) and lower than the Europe 2020 average target and the national target (both set at 10%). The share ...