Ucatt And Constructionskills Clash Over Apprenticeships

摘要

A row broke out last week between a leading construction workers' union and a skills body over proposals to amend the way apprenticeships are carried out.rnIn a paper that was seen by union Ucatt, ConstructionSkills proposes letting apprenticeships be served on a part-time basis to help more people into work. It suggested a "temporary change to the framework to allow a morernflexible interpretation of the term 'fully employed'".rnUcatt believes that this would thwart government aims to create 7,000 construction apprenticeships by the end of the year, as it would allow companies to hire part-time apprentices to meet government targets.rnLast Monday Alan Ritchie, the general secretary of Ucatt, described the proposals as "outrageous", saying the skills body was acting as a "conduit for employers' wishes".rnHe said: "ConstructionSkills should be trying to enhance the government's proposals, not undermining them."