Few get through as modern apprentices

Completion rates for modern apprenticeships in early years care and education are low because the standards required for the key skills component of the framework have been set too high, according to a leading provider of childcare training. Statistics for 2001/2002 released by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) at the end of last month revealed that completion rates for advanced modern apprenticeships across the health, social care and public services sector were very low, at just 22 per cent. The figure was even lower for foundation modern apprenticeships, with only 15 per cent successfully completing the full framework, which...