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Apprentices

Volume 495: debated on Tuesday 7 July 2009

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills how many and what proportion of people undertaking apprenticeships are (a) new recruits to and (b) existing staff in the organisation employing them. (282733)

This information is not currently collected. In England, more than 130,000 employers offer Apprenticeships because they understand the benefits that apprentices bring to their business—increased productivity, improved competitiveness and a committed and competent workforce. Employers use Apprenticeships to ensure that their workforce has the practical skills and qualifications they need either as part of an organisation’s recruitment strategy or as part of their workforce development strategy.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the proportion of apprentices starting this year who are (a) new employees hired as apprentices and (b) existing employees converting to apprentices; and what the equivalent figures were in each of the last three years. (283961)