TUC Apprenticeships pack inserts (7a)

jointly developed and endorsed /
agreed via the appropriate industryled
bodies, comprising trade union,
employer, educational and technical
representation relevant to the
occupations, industries and sectors
they serve
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access to skills and Apprenticeships
for all, ensuring equality and diversity
regardless of gender, ethnicity,
disability, sexual orientation or
economic background
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that where they are utilised, only
non-exploitative, meaningful
pre-Apprenticeship Traineeships
programmes, leading to real jobs and
Apprenticeships, are in place at UK
workplaces, as defined in the TUC’s
Charter for Traineeships.
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protection of the established CITB
and ECITB training levies in the UK
construction industry, for ongoing
training, certification and standards
development across the entire inscope
construction workforce.
operatives, craftspeople, technicians,
engineers and professionals.
As Britain’s largest trade union our reps
have a significant role to play to ensure that
is the case, advocating the very best highquality
Apprenticeships achievable for
our apprentice members and prospective
members, helping to secure decent
standards of living, working, and the future
well-being of the UK skills base.
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Apprenticeships should act as a firm
foundation for the rest of the apprentice’s
working life. An Apprenticeship should be
a well-organised and supervised method,
which industries use to train people
with little or no prior knowledge of an
occupation, craft, trade or professional role,
to become the next generation of capable,
qualified, experienced and competent