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<p>My Rt. Hon. Friend the then Minister for Skills and Enterprise (Matthew Hancock)
met with the four nation Ministers including Dr Stephen Farry, MLA, Minister for Employment
and Learning, on 19 June 2014.</p><p>He updated Ministers on the review of apprenticeships
and trailblazer reforms in England.</p><p>Dr Stephen Farry informed Ministers that
Northern Ireland would be producing a new strategy on apprenticeships and this was
formally announced on 24 June 2014.</p><p>Ministers agreed that an official-level
group would be beneficial and my Rt. Hon. Friend. the now Minister for Business and
Energy Matthew Hancock suggested extending the remit of the UK strategic policy forum
to include apprenticeships. The UK Strategic Forum meets approximately one month prior
to the four nation Ministerial meetings and the first meeting took place on 4 June
2014.</p>
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