Apprenticeship matching scheme


Up to 10,000 young people every year could be helped to find a job in the automotive sector with the launch of an apprenticeship matching service.


Nine British automotive manufacturers — including Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota — have come together to launch the Automotive Apprenticeship Matching Service (AAMS) after research warned that up to 5,000 job vacancies were being left unfilled because of a lack of skills.


The AAMS, in partnership with GetMyFirstJob, pledges to match young people to the right apprenticeship and the right employer or training provider in the automotive sector, particularly in manufacturing and engineering disciplines where skills shortages are most acute.


The service is expected to be of particular benefit to the automotive supply chain as high-calibre candidates from traditionally oversubscribed automotive apprenticeship programmes will be introduced to other engineering employers.


http://www.cipd.co.uk/pm/peoplemanagement/b/weblog/archive/2016/04/15/employers-will-be-handed-greater-control-of-apprenticeships-says-skills-minister.aspx