Question follow-through · 35969

Apprentices

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government takes to help ensure that apprentices are well-supported by their employers.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
5 Mar 2025
Target answer date
7 Mar 2025
Answer
13 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government takes to help ensure that apprentices are well-supported by their employers.

  2. 7 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Apprenticeships deliver great outcomes for young people and adults, and apprentice and employer satisfaction is high.High quality training is crucial and apprentices' success hinges on the commitment and collaboration of an employer, apprentice, and train...

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