Modern Apprenticeship milestone

Modern Apprenticeship milestone

7 March 2007

The Minister for Tertiary Education has today announced that 3000 Modern Apprentices have completed their training.

“The continued success of the Modern Apprenticeship programme is delivering the skills that industry needs”, said Jeremy Baker Executive Director of the Industry Training Federation.

“The Modern Apprenticeship programme works because it supports young people to develop industry-relevant skills and provides them with a structured career pathway.

“The numbers of young people participating in the Modern Apprenticeship programme has risen dramatically since its introduction. Today’s announcement shows that these young people are achieving their goal of becoming qualified and skilled.

“The Industry Training Federation supports the Government’s goal of increasing the number of Modern Apprentices to 14,000 by 2008. Achieving this goal will require Modern Apprenticeships to be made available to a wider range of industries”, said Mr Baker.

Industry Training Organisations are an essential part of the success of the Modern Apprenticeship programme. Statistics recently released by the Tertiary Education Commission show Industry Training Organisations delivering over and above Government targets.

“Modern Apprentices are part of a much larger group of over 180,000 people engaged in industry training. The success of all of these trainees is the key contributor to meeting the skill needs of industry and increasing New Zealand’s productivity. Continued support for increasing the numbers of employees involved in training is essential”, said Mr Baker.

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