Labour would allow firms to spend half of apprenticeship funds to train existing staff

By Tom Lowe2024-06-03T10:36:00

Conservatives also unveil 30 more towns in line for levelling up cash as main parties continue election campaigning

Construction firms would have more flexibility on how to use apprenticeship funds under a Labour government if the party wins the 4 July election.

Shadow education secretary Bridget Phillipson said companies could use up to half of the cash provided by government to train existing staff in “high level technical skills” such as retrofitting or engineering.

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