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<p>Our apprenticeship reforms have strengthened the quality of apprenticeships, so
that employers can continue to look to them as a means of meeting their skills needs
in the future.</p><p>New apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed
by employers, creating higher quality training that will lead to a more skilled and
productive economy. As an employer-led programme, employers choose the type and level
of training that they need to meet their skills needs. There were 163,700 starts on
apprenticeship standards in 2017/18, which is more than 6 times higher than the number
of starts in 2016/17. This shows that employers are moving quickly to this new higher
quality offer.</p><p>Our reforms are making apprenticeships longer and better, with
more off-the job training and appropriate assessment at the end. These changes are
making sure that today’s apprenticeships reflect what businesses want and need.</p>
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