The UK government is cutting red tape to create 10,000 more apprenticeships, reducing training durations and giving businesses flexibility over qualification requirements.

Apprentices will no longer be required to complete a level 2 English and maths qualification (equivalent to GCSE) in order to ...

The government’s removal of the requirement for GCSE-level maths and English for apprenticeships has been welcomed by ...

Firms have welcomed the government’s plans to relax rules around maths and English requirements for apprentices as improving ...

Apprenticeships in the UK are being revamped to tackle skills shortages, eliminating requirements for maths and English ...

In a move announced by the government today [11 February 2025], which is billing the change as “cutting red tape to boost ...

The government's removal of the requirement for GCSE-level maths and English for apprenticeships has been welcomed by Hyndburn Council's ...

Businesses employing adult apprentices will now have the power to decide whether a Maths and English qualification should be ...

Coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week, the UK Government has cut red tape to boost economic growth by giving employers ...

The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), a public body sponsored by the Department for Education, has predicted the ...

Shorter and flexible apprenticeships and new English and maths requirements to boost skills and support employers  Up to ...

Companies will be able to hire apprentices who do not have maths and English qualifications under new rules intended to ...