Member

The noble Lord’s amendment also includes a requirement for the Secretary of State to report on the uptake of apprenticeships. Skills England will be responsible for identifying where skills needs are not being met by training products, including apprenticeships, and developing or updating the standards that underpin them. Gathering, reporting and acting on intelligence about employers’ engagement with the apprenticeship offer will therefore be central to Skills England’s work, and I can also commit to this being made clear in the framework document.