Apprenticeships APPG

@ApprenticeAPPG

Chaired by @tobyperkinsmp and Lord Young of Norwood Green | Secretariat: @Connect_Comms | Contact the APPG via: ApprenticeshipsAPPG@connectpa.co.uk

London, UK linkedin.com/posts/appg-on-… Joined February 2015

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Apprenticeships APPG @ApprenticeAPPG Feb 10

Our Co-Chair, @tobyperkinsmp, writes in Politics Home during #NAW2026 on the importance of apprenticeships in the construction sector:

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www.politicshome.com 'Build, baby, build' has an apprenticeship problem As we mark National Apprenticeships Week, it is worth asking whether our ambition to “build, baby, build” is matched by the systems meant to train the workforce that makes it possible.

Apprenticeships APPG @ApprenticeAPPG Feb 10

We were delighted to host our Annual Apprenticeship Parliamentary Fair this morning to mark #NAW2026

Thank you to the Skills Minister, Baroness Smith, and the Secretary of State for Work & Pensions’ Skills Adviser, Praful Narfund, for joining @tobyperkinsmp as speakers.

Apprenticeships APPG @ApprenticeAPPG Dec 5, 2025

Thank you to Kate Ridley-Pepper (DWP) and Will Richards (DfE) for speaking at yesterday's session on the Post-16 Education & Skills White Paper - exploring apprenticeship units, V Levels, levy flexibility, short courses, and how Skills England, DfE & DWP are engaging employers.

Apprenticeships APPG @ApprenticeAPPG Sep 10, 2025

Yesterday the APPG discussed the Devolution Bill and its impact on skills policy, covering adult skills funding, LSIPS, job support, employer engagement and Youth Guarantee trailblazers.

Thank you to the speakers for their insights and @tobyperkinsmp for chairing the session.

Apprenticeships APPG @ApprenticeAPPG Jul 15, 2025

Delighted to hold our final session before summer recess, which brought together sponsors & parliamentarians to reflect on a big year for skills & apprenticeships and determine our focus for the months ahead. We also launched our annual report with 6 key recommendations.