Driver First Assist was established with support from across the emergency services, to deliver a programme of work with the same name.<\/p>
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It provides training for drivers in administering lifesaving first aid and managing the scene of a road traffic collision, prior to the arrival of the emergency services. The Department for Transport has awarded Driver First Assist a grant in 2016-17 to help it publicise its training programme.<\/p>
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For large goods vehicle drivers the course will count towards their Driver Certificate of Professional Competence periodic training. To date, over 700 large goods vehicle drivers have been trained.<\/p>
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The Department will evaluate the use of the grant in due course but has no specific plans to publish an assessment of the programme.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4210", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-11-08", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-11-08T15:44:50.517Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Driving: First Aid"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 September (HL1929), whether they will provide further details about the not-for-profit training programme for drivers in delivering first aid, including (1) the name of the programme; (2) a description of the programme; (3) details of the current status and scope of the programme; and (4) details of any plans to publish an assessment of the programme's efficacy.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3898", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Aberdare"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Aberdare"} ], "uin" : "HL2754"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/622434", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/622434/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The Skills Funding Agency (SFA) has launched the application process for a new register for delivery of apprenticeships from 1 May 2017 \u2013 the Register of Apprenticeship Training Providers. The register will be a list of organisations that have demonstrated their capability to deliver apprenticeship training, thereby encouraging diversity and competition in the provider market. Its application process has been developed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, which require transparency and equal treatment of applicants. The evaluation criteria that test capability to deliver and quality of apprenticeship training do not differentiate between the types of organisation applying.<\/p>
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From 1 May 2017, employers who will use a digital account to pay for their apprenticeship training will be able to choose any provider from the register to deliver their apprenticeship training.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4270", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Nash"} } , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Lord Nash"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2016-11-03", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2016-11-03T15:47:42.86Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "60"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Education"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2016-10-27", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Apprentices"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "2"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25277", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Lords"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask Her Majesty\u2019s Government what action they are taking to ensure that independent training providers are not unfairly disadvantaged when competing with further education colleges in the delivery of apprenticeships.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3898", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Lord Aberdare"} } , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Lord Aberdare"} ], "uin" : "HL2755"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/622435", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Education"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/622435/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The \u2018Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2015<\/em>\u2019 report published in October 2016 provides the following key findings on routes into apprenticeships:<\/p> <\/p> New employees<\/strong><\/p> Nearly half (48%) of Level 2 and 3 apprentices were recruited with the intention of doing an apprenticeship.<\/p><\/li> Compared to Level 2 and 3 apprentices, higher apprentices were less likely to have been specifically recruited to an apprenticeship (32%).<\/p><\/li> In the 2014 survey a third of apprentices stated they had been recruited specifically as apprentices.<\/p> <\/p><\/li><\/ul> Existing employees<\/strong><\/p> Two-thirds (67%) of higher apprentices were existing employees, down from 80% reported in 2014, but much higher than Level 2 and 3 apprentices (51%).<\/p><\/li> The vast majority (88%) of Level 5 apprentices were existing employees, compared to a third (34%) of Level 4 apprentices.<\/p> <\/p> Source: Apprenticeships Evaluation 2015 - Learners A report by IFF Research, with the Institute for Employment Research at the University of Warwick<\/em>, October 2016<\/p> <\/p> The attached document shows information on the recruitment into apprenticeships (Levels 2 and 3), taken from the source above.<\/p> <\/p> Note: The Apprenticeship Evaluation Learner Survey 2015 consisted of quantitative interviews with 5,000 Level 2 and 3 apprentices, as well as 800 higher apprentices, to explore their views of their apprenticeship. This research covered both current apprentices at the time of survey, and recent completers (those that had completed their apprenticeship 12-20 months prior to being interviewed).<\/p> <\/p> The department can only use survey information rather than administrative data to answer this question.<\/p> <\/p><\/li><\/ul>"}
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