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The Institution’s response is based on the Northern Ireland economy being able to undertake higher value-added work requiring a more highly skilled workforce than is the case for so much of its ‘traditional manufacturing’, which has progressively moved overseas. The draft key principles are welcomed. Experience from the Jobskills programme in Northern Ireland suggests that to attract high calibre young people to modern apprenticeship programmes it is important to employ them from the start and for there to be a career path opportunity within the employing organisation. The soundness of the principles is diminished by the omission of on-going engagement with employers and employer groups. The inclusion of Essential Skills might be usefully incorporated within the technical certificate and NVQs undertaken by apprentices.

Submission Details Submitted on 22 September 2006 to Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland (DELNI)

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