摘要: |
The UK has had an up-and-down relationship when it comes to apprentices in its recent past. In the mid-1960s, around 35% of male school leavers aged 15 to 17 went straight into an apprenticeship, but by 1990, there were only 53,000 people on one of the schemes. Modern Apprentices - introduced in 1993 -sought to change that and numbers did increase throughout the 2000s. By 2011/12 there was a peak of 521,000 apprenticeship starts in England - a level that was maintained for a number of years until 2017/18. Since then a number of factors - such as the introduction of the apprenticeship levy and - most recently - the coronavirus pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have seen numbers fall slightly. For the transport sector, there are current and future opportunities available. In a typical apprenticeship route, technicians will complete qualifications up to Level 3, which gives then a full and rounded understanding of vehicle engineering. Equipped with these skills, they are therefore able to apply them in the workshop environment. |