Pledge to industrial apprentices
27 August 2015
Training in Electrical Ltd
in conjunction with EAL Qualifications along with several Colleges and
Universities across the UK has today signed a pledge to offer impartial careers
advice, promote the vocational route and work with employers to reveal the potential
of industry careers to young people. The pledge is supported by the Industry Apprentice Council whose members are
passionate about convincing schools to do more to promote apprenticeships.
The formation of the Industry Apprentice Council (IAC)
gives Industry apprentices a national voice through this formation. The Council
will enable apprentices to contribute to national debates on apprenticeships
and advise on policy and strategies for promoting apprenticeships to young
people in this business sector.
The IAC has been convened in partnership between EAL,
the specialist awarding organisation for industry qualifications, and IMI
Awards, the leading awarding body for the retail motor industry. Both these
organisations previously brought together the All Party Parliamentary
Apprenticeships Group (APPAG), to ensure the vocational pathway is discussed
regularly among Parliamentarians and other key influencers. As well as pursuing
its own agenda to reach conclusions and publish recommendations, the IAC will
feed its views directly into the APPAG.
As such Training in Electrical Ltd will:
- Provide unbiased careers advice and promote apprenticeships and the
vocational route as equal to the academic route into higher education.
- Invite industry apprentices to visit their school to share their
personal experiences with students and talk about careers in industry.
- Work with local employers to offer their students a chance to
experience work in modern day industry through careers fairs, work
experience and visits
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