College, apprenticeships critical fast Accrington blue chips are changes in – & signed up. technology Rossendale Seven College, Good scope for universities will Blackburn universities to offer technology College get involved on degree IT, given that apprenticeships other HEIs are from Sept 2015, gearing up to three more in deliver Sept 2016 – none in Lancs Visitor Employs large volumes 370 L3 Apps Apps: Limited demand AVERAGE. economy but mainly at lower skill (retail, Babcock, for L4+ skills in and salary levels. Overall hospitality) NLTG, the sector and Employer employer demand is No L4+ Apps Lifetime a handful of demand edging lower. 220 L4 Training new and between those classroom emerging who want a (leisure, travel Classroom: trailblazers, e.g. specific & tourism) Blackburn senior chef, Hospitality College, hospitality management Blackpool & manager, retail standard and Fylde manager (level those who College 4). Expect prefer a more pilots to general commence in management Jan 2016. qualification. Standard in Current development is demand for L4 expected to be framework a more around 100 nationally but qualification expect standard than previous to increase to framework. 2-3,000 over time.
College, Accrington & Rossendale College, Blackburn College apprenticeships – blue chips are signed up. Seven universities will offer technology degree apprenticeships from Sept 2015, three more in Sept 2016 – none in Lancs critical fast changes in technology Good scope for universities to get involved on IT, given that other HEIs are gearing up to deliver Visitor economy Employs large volumes but mainly at lower skill and salary levels. Overall employer demand is edging lower. 370 L3 Apps (retail, hospitality) No L4+ Apps 220 L4 classroom (leisure, travel & tourism) Apps: Babcock, NLTG, Lifetime Training Classroom: Blackburn College, Blackpool & Fylde College Limited demand for L4+ skills in the sector and a handful of new and emerging trailblazers, e.g. senior chef, hospitality manager, retail manager (level 4). Expect pilots to commence in Jan 2016. Current demand for L4 framework around 100 nationally but expect standard to increase to 2-3,000 over time. AVERAGE. Employer demand between those who want a specific Hospitality management standard and those who prefer a more general management qualification. Standard in development is expected to be a more qualification than previous framework.
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