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Denham backs Vocational Qualfication celebration
- 23 July 2008
- John Denham will give details of the new offer at an event to mark 'VQ day' - a celebration of the estimated three million people who gained a vocational qualification in the last year. From this autumn, all eighteen-year-olds will be eligible for the new 'universal offer' of Government support for continued education or training whether they do a vocational course, apprenticeship or study at university.
Speaking at the VQ day celebration event, John Denham will say:
"In the coming years we want apprenticeships and other accredited vocational courses to be seen alongside university as a great way to get on and secure the best jobs, the best careers and the best life chances.
"That is why we have rescued apprenticeships, more than doubling the number that was available in 1997, and from this autumn will introduce a new universal offer for all 19- to 25-year-olds.
"It's a promise of support to all young people whether they choose to study at university, undertake an apprenticeship or do a vocational course.
"It is an important step towards ensuring those who don't choose to go to university get a similar level of support as those who do."
Later this year all 18-year-olds who do not have at least a level 3 qualification (A-level or equivalent) will be entitled to free training to that level until they are 25. The current limited offer for college-based students studying in their own time will be extended to all 19- to 25-year-olds including those being trained at work. We expect this will benefit around 100,000 19- to 25-year-olds over the next three years.
Those young people who are interested in beginning an apprenticeship, will be eligible for an 'Apprenticeship Credit'. This is a voucher to pay for the training that can be used to approach an employer to encourage them to offer an apprenticeship.
For the first time all 18-year-olds will have the choice to continue in publicly funded education or training whether at college, in work, or on apprenticeship or at university. The initiative will build on the Government's commitment to raise the participation age to 18 by 2015 and to greatly expand the number of apprentices.
Ten years ago only 75,000 people started apprenticeships. Over the past decade, the Government has more than doubled the number of young people and adults starting high-quality apprenticeships, with 184,000 starts last year. Success rates are improving too - last year 63% of apprentices completed their programme compared with just 24% in 2001.
But in recognition of the demand for apprenticeships they will be further improved and expanded. By 2010 the Government will invest an annual £1 billion and in the next decade it is anticipated that one in five young people will undertake an apprenticeship.
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