Clause 79
2:15 pm
Christopher Chope (Christchurch, Conservative)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: clause stand part.
New clause 8—Payments to employers—
‘(1) The Chief Executive of Skills Funding shall ensure that—
(a) all employers who take on an apprentice within a recognised apprenticeships framework are paid directly by the Chief Executive of Skills Funding;
(b) funding for apprentices is paid out in one sum at the beginning of the apprenticeship framework; and
(c) another sum is paid out upon completion.
(2) The Chief Executive of Skills Funding shall ensure that—
(a) any company with between 1 and 250 employees that subsequently takes on a full-time apprentice within a recognised apprenticeship framework should be paid a direct bonus on the learner’s completion of the full apprenticeship framework;
(b) the bonus stipulated is paid in one sum upon completion of the full apprenticeship framework; and
(c) a consultation process with small to medium companies engaged in fields related to science, engineering, technology and mathematics is undertaken with reference to the size of the financial incentive for these sectors.
(3) The Chief Executive of Skills Funding shall—
(a) ensure that funds shall be provided for group training associations to provide apprenticeship training;
(b) ensure that funding is paid to employers involved in the establishment of group training associations;
(c) encourage employers who already operate successful apprenticeship schemes to support group training associations.’.