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<p>New employer designed apprenticeship standards are at the centre of the Government’s
drive to ensure all apprenticeships are of the highest quality. There are now 20 new
high quality standards available in the agriculture, environmental and animal care
sector, plus a further 15 in development. Available standards include crop technician
and land based service engineer.</p><p> </p><p>A full list of standards is published
on the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education’s website:</p><p><a href="https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/"
target="_blank">https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/</a>
.</p><p> </p><p>The Department for Education (DfE) is responsible for apprenticeships
policy in England. Defra works closely with DfE on how the apprenticeship system works
for the agri-food sector.</p><p> </p><p>Defra also seeks to act as a bridge between
industry and Government to support the sector in making the most of the Government’s
apprenticeships reforms. The key mechanism for this activity is the Food and Drink
Sector Council, which has identified skills as a key priority. Options to support
and improve engagement with agri-food apprenticeships, as well as wider skills related
issues, are being developed as part of the work of the Workforce and Skills Group
of the Council.</p>
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