Education and Skills Bill
12:00 pm
John Hayes (Shadow Minister, Innovation, Universities and Skills; South Holland and The Deepings, Conservative)
Lorna, with Alison Fuller, you gave evidence to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into apprenticeships, as you will remember. You told that inquiry that there were barriers to employer engagement in the apprenticeships. Indeed you said,
“For quite a lot of employers there is a lack of knowledge about how to gain access to the system.”
What are the main barriers to employer engagement in your view?