Tag: Apprentices

NEURODIVERSE PEOPLE NEED BETTER ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIPS

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NEURODIVERSE PEOPLE NEED BETTER ACCESS TO APPRENTICESHIPS National Apprenticeship Week starts today and Mencap says in its Accessible Apprenticeships Report that tens of thousands of people with a learning disability or learning difficulty should be able to access more apprenticeships. The UK’s main learning disability charity found that current regulation presents unnecessary barriers for people...
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Apprenticeships need to be more accessible to disadvantaged groups, says skills minister

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Apprenticeships need to be more accessible to disadvantaged groups, says skills minister The Minister of Apprenticeships and Skills has expressed the need to make apprenticeships more accessible to disadvantaged groups who otherwise may miss out on key opportunities for progression.  Gillian Keegan, Minister of Apprenticeships and Skills, has warned that people from disadvantaged backgrounds could...
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Apprenticeship provider websites fail to cater for neurodiverse

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Apprenticeship provider websites fail to cater for neurodiverse A new study has found that a third of the UK’s top 50 apprenticeship providers have failed to publish an accessibility statement on their website and are not hitting accessibility standards designed to make the schemes inclusive to neurodivergent learners. According to the investigation, which was carried...
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