Training boost
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E MANPOWER Services Corn;ion has received an addinal £20 million from the Goviment for its apprentice 'port measures. This is in resIse to evidence of a continI decline in apprentice reiitment and increasing nentice redundancies.
he extra money is available :ionally through Industrial 3 ining Boards and other ional training organisations. ployers are being asked to m grants for new entrants to genticeships or other occu:ions involving long-term ning approved by the approate ITB and leading to craft or hnician status.
he grants will be for recruitnt additional to that already nned by employers and will payable for trainees taken on .3rJuly 21 1981.
he level of grants will vary -1-1 industry to industry but are ly to be E3,500 per new apntice. The adoption grants for ployers taking on redundant rentices will range up to )00 for first and second-year irentices and £600 for third I fourth years.
lost of the money has aldy been allocated to ITBs on basis of bids received, and • interested employers who
• e not already received details ,uld consult their Board.
is hoped that the new meaes taken will reduce the high al of youth unemployment.