8-744: The National Apprenticeship Service ( NAS ), part of the Education and Skills Funding Agency , is a government agency that coordinates apprenticeships in England, enabling young people to enter the skilled trades . At the beginning of February 2008 the Labour Government published a document called Strategy for the Future of Apprenticeships in England . It introduced a quango, the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS). The National Skills Director of
16-655: A much higher success rate on earning potential. Education and Skills Funding Agency The Education and Skills Funding Agency ( ESFA ) is an executive agency of the government of the United Kingdom , sponsored by the Department for Education . The ESFA was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and the Skills Funding Agency (SFA). It brings together
24-466: Is placed on apprenticeships; only 6% of English companies offer apprenticeships compared to 30% in Germany. In England, those who by age of 25 had been on an apprenticeship are likely to earn much more than those who do not, for similar qualifications (£100,000 over a career). A university degree is often quoted as improving earning potential, but is highly dependent on choice of degree, and apprenticeships have
32-567: The Learning and Skills Council (LSC) was to be in charge of the NAS. The LSC at the time had had most of its funding farmed out to local authorities. The NAS was to be part of the LSC, as outlined in the government's 2008 document on apprenticeships. Two new divisions in the LSC were formed at the same time - one for young people headed by Rob Wye, and one for adult education and training headed by Chris Roberts. All of
40-897: The SFA was responsible for funding skills training for further education in England and running the National Apprenticeship Service and the National Careers Service . The EFA had been formed on 1 April 2012 by bringing together the functions of two previous non-departmental public bodies , the Young People's Learning Agency and Partnerships for Schools . From 2013, the EFA oversaw a schools capital building programme, appointing construction contractors under national and regional framework agreements to enable schools and other education bodies to select and appoint contractors. A report
48-402: The existing responsibilities of the Education Funding Agency (EFA) and Skills Funding Agency (SFA), creating a single agency accountable for funding education, apprenticeships and training for children, young people and adults. Previously the EFA was responsible for distributing funding for state education in England for 3–19 year olds, as well as managing the estates of schools and colleges; and
56-404: The three new divisions were still at this stage part of the LSC, and not separate entities. At the time six government agencies had some responsibility for apprenticeships, but there was no overall leadership. At the time of its formation, the Labour Government up to that point had been heavily focused on persuading 50% of under-18s to attend university. In other European countries, much more focus
64-507: Was issued in 2015 which highlighted that the EFA had discriminated against small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) when appointing to the framework agreements, contrary to UK government guidance promoting SME access to government procurement opportunities. In the 2019–20 financial year, the ESFA was responsible for a budget of £59 billion and had approximately 1,500 staff. The budget had increased to £65 billion by 2022. David Withey
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