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<p>Our reforms are making apprenticeships longer and better, with more off-the job
training and proper assessment at the end, helping employers to create high quality
apprenticeships training that will lead to a more skilled and productive economy.
By 2020, funding available for investment in apprenticeships in England will have
risen to over £2.5 billion per year, to increase the number of high quality opportunities.</p><p>New
apprenticeship standards across all levels are being designed and driven by industry
according to their skill needs. There are over 400 apprenticeship standards available,
across all levels and in a wide range of occupations, with more in development.</p><p>The
Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education is responsible for advising
the Department for Education (DfE) on the appropriate funding band for apprenticeships,
to support high quality apprenticeships and provide value for money for employers
and government. The funding band represents the maximum government contribution towards
the costs of apprenticeship training and assessment, and employers are encouraged
to negotiate a price with their provider.</p><p>Information regarding the number of
schools that are compliant with the Baker Clause is not held centrally, but the DfE
has carried out a survey with the Association of Employment and Learning Providers
in June 2018 to find out more about the early impact of the new law. Just over three
quarters (76%) of the 75 providers surveyed stated that the duty is being partially
complied with in their area. Just under a fifth (19%) said it was not being complied
with at all. The remaining 5% said schools in their area are fully compliant. A more
recent study by the Institute for Public Policy Research, published on 9 January,
found that 70% of providers say that it is difficult to access schools in their area
and 31% say that the situation has improved in the last year.</p><p> </p>
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