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The Youth Training Scheme (YTS) was the name in the United Kingdom of an on-the-job training course for school leavers aged 16 and 17 and was managed by the Manpower Services Commission. The scheme was first outlined in the 1980 white paper A New Training Initiative: A Programme for Action , and it was brought into operation in 1983 to replace ...
The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) [1] is an employer led organisation that helps shape technical education [2] and apprenticeships in the United Kingdom. They do so by developing, reviewing and revising occupational standards [3] that form the basis of apprenticeships [4] [5] [6] and qualifications such as T ...
Apprenticeships have a long tradition in the United Kingdom, dating back to around the 12th century and flourishing by the 14th century. The parents or guardians of a minor would agree with a master craftsman or tradesman the conditions for an apprenticeship. This contract would then bind the youth for 5–9 years (e.g., from age 14 to 21).
Universal basic services (UBS) is an idea [1] of a form of social security in which all citizens or residents of a community, region, or country receive unconditional access to a range of free, basic, public services, funded by taxpayers and provided by a government or public institution. [2] The basic services commonly include: [3] Education ...
Language learning program Pimsleur says that some Brazilians believe that it is good luck if you can hop seven waves at midnight. Each wave jumped over head-on is thought to grant the jumper a wish.
In 2015, the UK Government [1] [2] rolled out the degree apprenticeship programme which was developed as part of the higher apprenticeship standard. The programme is the equivalent of a master's or bachelor's degree which offers a level 6 – 7 qualification. [ 3 ]
The 11+ examination was introduced in the 1940s to determine if a child should be eligible for a grammar school, secondary modern or technical college, under the Tripartite System, [11] but has since been phased out across the majority of the United Kingdom, with just several boroughs in England [15] and Northern Ireland [16] still using it.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Apprenticeships and Skills (also known as Apprenticeships and Skills Minister) is a junior ministerial position in the Department for Education in the British government. It was held by Alex Burghart MP, who took office on 17 September 2021, until his resignation on 6 July 2022. [1] [2]