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<p>We are making apprenticeships more flexible so that they better meet the needs
of employers in all sectors. We are encouraging greater use of innovative apprenticeship
training models, such as the front-loading of off-the-job training, so apprentices
can be productive from day one in the workplace. We are also developing accelerated
apprenticeships so that apprentices with substantial prior learning from other skills
programmes, such as traineeships and T Levels, can complete an apprenticeship more
quickly. Additionally, we are making it easier for large employers to transfer levy
funds to support new starts in small businesses, or in a certain sector or region.
On 13 September 2021, we launched a new online service to allow levy paying employers
to advertise funding pledges, enabling a much wider range of businesses to browse
and apply for available funds.</p><p> </p><p>We recognise that some sectors with flexible
employment patterns and short-term roles, including creative, digital, adult social
care, transport, and manufacturing have found it challenging to benefit from the high-quality
apprenticeships available. In August, to help these sectors, we launched our new flexi-job
apprenticeship offer. We have invited sector bodies, groups of employers, and other
interested organisations to register as flexi-job apprenticeship agencies, giving
them access to a £7 million fund to support new agencies with their start-up costs.
These agencies will enable apprentices to work across multiple short-term projects
with different employers and allow them to benefit from the high-quality long-term
training that an apprenticeship provides.</p>
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