Govt Cut Threatens Leadership Training

Apprenticeship investment must not neglect higher level schemes says Chamber - East Midlands Chamber

East Midlands Chamber has cautiously welcomed a government pledge to increase investment into lower-level apprenticeships but warned measures must not cut off ways to upskill without requiring traditional education. Measures the Department for Education says will create 120, 000 opportunities for training from a £3bn budget include a ‘refocusing’ of funding from Level 7 apprenticeships to lower-level schemes from January 2026. East Midlands Cham…

Govt cut threatens leadership training

Government cuts to higher-level apprenticeship funding will “create [an] additional financial burden” at a “really challenging time”, trust leaders have warned.

Government reforms risk undermining the credibility and breadth of apprenticeships, says the CIPD

Published byCIPD27 May 2025|OpinionGovernment reforms risk undermining the credibility and breadth of apprenticeships, says the CIPDIn response to the government’s announcement on training and skills reforms today, Lizzie Crowley, senior skills adviser at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, said:“The government’s announcement of 120,000 new training opportunities for young people is welcome recognition of the urgent ne…

Scrapping Level 7 apprenticeship funding is a ‘major blow’

Impact of limiting Level 7 apprenticeship funding to 16 to 21-year-olds will be felt by the NHS, accountancy firms and leadership training. The post Scrapping Level 7 apprenticeship funding is a ‘major blow’ appeared first on Personnel Today.

NHS Employers responds to the government’s plans to end funding for level 7 apprenticeships

There will be real concern in the NHS at the ending of funding from the levy for Level 7 apprenticeships