DfE launches Skills Accelerator programme
The Department for Education has unveiled details of a new Skills Accelerator programme.
The scheme aims to build stronger partnerships between local employer groups, such as Chambers of Commerce, colleges and other providers to make sure communities are getting the training needed to meet local skills gaps.
Those interested will have access to a £65 million fund to develop and deliver plans in pilot areas in 2021-22.
The Department for Education has also launched a consultation into its flexi-job apprenticeship scheme, which aims to open up apprenticeship opportunities in sectors with flexible employment patterns and short-term roles, such as agriculture, construction and creative sectors.
At the moment, apprenticeships are at least 12 months long, so such sectors have found it challenging to create enough opportunities.
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