With Boris Johnson’s Brexit set to materialise on January 31 and take full effect in 2021, there is a looming possibility that new restrictions on migration could impact employers and concerns that UK businesses could face a shortfall of qualified staff.
As the skills gap continues to grow in a number of sectors including the logistics industry, for one industry body the message has become clear that the shortcomings of the apprenticeship levy and the lack of apprenticeships standards must be addressed for there to be any hope of solving the problem.
The issue of the apprenticeship levy and its reform has returned to British headlines recently after the Confederation of British Industry called on the government not to enforce restrictions on how levy funds are spent.
As the general election of December 12 draws ever closer, much is being made of how the major parties are seeking to address the longstanding skills gap that has blighted British industry.
According to a recent report from the Learning and Work Institute, the government risks losing 75,000 apprenticeships at SMEs if it fails to reform the apprenticeship levy and provide additional funds.
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