I speak to many people in the course of my work on apprenticeships, employers, training providers, people from intermediary organisations and apprentices themselves. I am often told things as fact, which I know not to be true, and am frequently asked questions which lead me to believe that the person asking has previously been misinformed. Even people who you would expect to know the answer, are sometimes confused by an aspect of apprenticeship policy, or the latest changes t

“High quality will mean that those undertaking apprenticeships have confidence that the skills they are learning will help them succeed, progress and thrive. And it means that employers will see the bottom line return of a workforce with the right knowledge, skills and behaviours”. (IfA website – High quality Apprenticeships)) The Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA) remit seems determined to ensure that the apprenticeship programme that we have in this country is of a high q