Carillion: Apprentices

Department for Education written question – answered at on 2 July 2018.

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Photo of Stephanie Peacock Stephanie Peacock Opposition Whip (Commons)

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprentices transferred from Carillion Training Services to the Construction Industry Training Board had been placed with alternative employers by the end of June 2018; and whether all apprentices transferred from Carillion Training Services to the Construction Industry Training Board are continuing to be paid.

Photo of Anne Milton Anne Milton Minister of State (Education)

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has worked directly with the 1,148 apprentices in England who were employed by Carillion and the official receiver has reported that they have secured new employment, with wages, for 776 apprentices to date.

CITB continues to support all affected learners and offer a range of support options. They are currently providing further direct communications via email and telephone, in order to target the remaining cohort of disengaged learners. These learners have also been invited to a series of local events in order to explore the opportunities and options available to them.

The ‘active’ and ‘disengaged’ numbers can be fluid, as learners re-engage or become disengaged from the process. At present, former Carillion apprentices who remain engaged with the process continue to be paid. The breakdown of apprentices is as follows:

Category

England Apprentices

In paid employment

699

Pending: Terms and Conditions agreed with new employer

76

Sub Total - official receiver reporting as successfully employed

775

Moved into full time education

1

Successful outcomes as per the official receiver

776

Carillion reporting as Active (learner is engaged with matching process and actively seeking future employment)

225

Carillion reporting as disengaged (learner remains currently not engaged in matching process, despite numerous targeted communications)

147

Sub total

372

Total agreed as starting point

1148

(Figures updated by Carillion Training Services / Carillion and CITB 13 June 2018)

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