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<p>Higher apprenticeship starts in Lancashire Local Education Authority have increased
from 40 in the 2009/10 academic year to 370 in 2012/13.</p><p> </p><p>The Budget announced
£20 million over 2014-15 and 2015-16 for new support for employer investment in apprenticeships
in England up to postgraduate level, which will provide apprentices with the technical
skills that employers need. This will complement the £80 million funding over 2014-15
and 2015-16 for 20,000 more higher apprenticeships announced in the autumn statement
– more than doubling current volumes.</p>
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