Institute for Apprenticeships opens its doors for the first time

The new Institute for Apprenticeships opened for business this week and will help deliver top quality apprentices to meet the needs of employers.

The Institute has been set up an independent body from the government and will be chaired by Antony Jenkins.

In an attempt to ensure that the demands of employers are being fulfilled, the Institute has appointed prominent business figures to sit on its board. They will have the power to review and challenge apprenticeship standards and how apprenticeships are assessed.

Skills and Apprenticeships Minister Robert Halfon described the Institute as “a key part of the jigsaw” to solving the skills shortage.

He commented: “With the apprenticeship levy coming into force later this week, we are truly working together with business to invest in home-grown skills and ensuring people of all ages and all backgrounds get their foot on the ladder of opportunity.”

The government has pledged to create three million apprenticeship starts by the end of this Parliament.

Chair of the Institute for Apprenticeships Antony Jenkins said: “The institute is now formally up and running. As an employer-led organisation we will be well informed and responsive to the evolving skills that they need to succeed and that our apprentices need to fulfil their potential.”

The Apprenticeship Levy will come into force later this week (Thursday 6 April) and will see businesses with a pay 0.5% of any wage bill over £3M.

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