Consultation - The Specification of Apprenticeship Standards
for Wales (SASW)
Date published: 24 March 2009
Response due: 17 July 2009
Semta response submitted: 17 July 2009
Summary
This consultation seeks views on the Specification of
Apprenticeship Standards for Wales (SASW). The SASW sets out
the requirements with which each recognised Apprenticeship
framework in Wales must comply.
The consultation document sets out minimum national requirements
for Apprenticeship frameworks, including vocational and
transferable skills, off-workstation learning time and minimum
entry requirements.
Next steps
Semta submitted a response in line with its commitment to
safeguard standards for apprenticeships in our sector. We are
extremely concerned that the proposed
minimum standards are very low, which will mean funding
bands will have to be wide enough to accommodate engineering at the
top end. We are also concerned that National Occupational
Standards must continue to form the basis for the competence
elements of apprenticeships, in order to ensure portability for the
individual, and national standards across the sector.
We also responded to the consultation on apprenticeship
standards in England - see our page on this related consultation
here.
Documents and Links
Semta submission
Welsh Assembly
Government consultation document
Semta represents the view of our employers across government and
the media. If you are an employer in the science,
engineering, or manufacturing technology sectors, we welcome your
views at policy@semta.org.uk
20 July 2009