Following the Apprentice School I set up in Parliament with New Deal for The Mind, FE week has written an article about the scheme.
You can read it, by clicking HERE.
The Apprentice Scheme information is on THIS Weblink.
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Showing posts with label New Deal for the Mind. Show all posts
Sunday, January 15, 2012
FE Week visits parliament to meet the apprentices working in MP’s offices
Following the Apprentice School I set up in Parliament with New Deal for The Mind, FE week has written an article about the scheme.
You can read it, by clicking HERE.
The Apprentice Scheme information is on THIS Weblink.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Government backs new Apprentice School in Parliament
Today I asked the Government to back the Apprentice School, which I am setting up with charity New Deal of the Mind. It aims to employ genuine apprentices to work with MPs in Parliament.
I am delighted to say that Employment Minister Chris Grayling gave his full backing to the scheme. This is fantastic news.
The full exchange was:
Robert Halfon (Harlow): Does the Minister agree that work experience needs to progress to apprenticeships? And will he support the scheme that I am working with the charity New Deal of the Mind, Harlow College, and Essex County Council, which aims to employ genuine apprentices in Parliament?
Chris Grayling (Employment Minister): I am very happy to both support and pay tribute to the efforts of my Robert Halfon. He is a model example of how an individual member of Parliament can make a real difference, by identifying an issue where they can transform people's prospects. His work on apprenticeships is a credit to him, and a credit to this House.
by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Launch of new parliamentary 'Apprentice School'
by Robert Halfon - www.roberthalfon.blogspot.com
I am delighted that the first parliamentary training programme for apprentices will be launched next month.
The programme, which has been dubbed the 'school of apprentices', will offer 16 to 19-year-olds the chance to spend up to three days a week working in Westminster, along with two days working towards a level 3 apprenticeship (equivalent to A-level) in business administration.
MPs who recruit from the apprentice school will have to pay the minimum wage for apprentices (£2.50 an hour) but the London living wage of £8.30 an hour is recommended.
I came up with the idea for with the charity New Deal of The Mind.
The aim (of the parliamentary training programme) is to open up politics to young people from a much broader background and get them a decent qualification at the same time.
Over the past few weeks, all 650 MPs have been sent a letter asking them to take on an apprentice.
So far, eight have agreed and a further 14 have expressed a strong interest.
The website of the new Parliamentary Academy can be seen here. You can also read THIS report in the Guardian
I am delighted that the first parliamentary training programme for apprentices will be launched next month.
The programme, which has been dubbed the 'school of apprentices', will offer 16 to 19-year-olds the chance to spend up to three days a week working in Westminster, along with two days working towards a level 3 apprenticeship (equivalent to A-level) in business administration.
MPs who recruit from the apprentice school will have to pay the minimum wage for apprentices (£2.50 an hour) but the London living wage of £8.30 an hour is recommended.
I came up with the idea for with the charity New Deal of The Mind.
The aim (of the parliamentary training programme) is to open up politics to young people from a much broader background and get them a decent qualification at the same time.
Over the past few weeks, all 650 MPs have been sent a letter asking them to take on an apprentice.
So far, eight have agreed and a further 14 have expressed a strong interest.
The website of the new Parliamentary Academy can be seen here. You can also read THIS report in the Guardian
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