The Insurance Practitioner Apprenticeship, the first of the new programmes developed through the Apprenticeship Council’s first call for proposals, launched in September 2016 and the Industrial Engineer Apprenticeship commenced in November 2016. Three further apprenticeships in the manufacturing area have also recently completed validation and approval. Employers in those areas will be recruiting apprentices shortly.
Ten further new apprenticeships are due to launch later this year in various sectors including financial services, hospitality and ICT and a pipeline of new apprenticeships is in place for subsequent years. This pipeline will be refreshed through the launch of a new call for proposals later this month.