Education written question – answered at on 11 November 2010.
To ask the Secretary of State for Education what mechanisms are in place to assist young people on apprenticeships to companies which become insolvent to complete their apprenticeships.
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We have developed flexibilities to help apprentices who are made redundant or at risk of being made redundant. These apprentices are helped to find a new employer by their training provider, or moved into college to allow them to complete their apprenticeship. Redundant apprentices can continue their training within a provider setting for up to six months while they and their provider look for an alternative employer.
If a redundant apprentice is close to completing their framework and has evidence of the relevant employer experience, we expect providers, sector skills councils and awarding bodies to be considerate in their individual circumstances in order to support them in completing their course of study. Apprenticeship vacancies also gives redundant apprentices online access to vacancies in their area and information to help deal with apprentice, employer and training provider concerns.
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