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Health written question – answered at on 11 September 2014.

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Photo of Dan Jarvis Dan Jarvis Shadow Minister (Justice)

To ask the Secretary of State for Health what discussions he and Ministers in his Department have had with Ministers in the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills on the proposed reform of apprenticeships; what effect those discussions will have on his Department's projects and the work of their supply chain; and whether officials in his Department sit on programme boards managing the reform.

Photo of Daniel Poulter Daniel Poulter The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health

The Department has had discussions with their counterparts at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) on the development of a higher apprenticeship for nursing. Aside from this, the Department has had no other specific discussions with BIS on the subject of apprenticeship reforms in general. However, the Department of Health will be implementing the Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme (CSFTAS) in October 2014. This scheme was commissioned by the Minister for the Cabinet Office and the Head of the Civil Service in October 2012. It is a cross-Government corporate scheme that sits alongside and complements the Civil Service Fast Stream Programme as another talent strand. As this is a cross-Government scheme, BIS would have been directly involved in this initiative.

Managing future talent is a positive aim under the Civil Service Reform Plan and is a key enabler of organisation effectiveness and future delivery of our business.

The CSFTAS demonstrates the Civil Service’s commitment to providing high quality opportunities for young people.

The Department is also working with Cabinet Office colleagues in developing a commercial apprenticeship programme for the civil service.

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