Apprentices benefit from distance learning during lockdown

摘要

When lockdown measures and widespread closures were announced in March, the government announced that furloughed apprentices could continue their training in different ways, so long as they do not provide services to or generate revenue for their employer. With more than 1,000 apprentices currently enrolled on the Fire, Emergency and Security Systems Technician Apprenticeship Standard, training providers worked quickly on solutions to deliver their learning remotely, using a range of web-based teaching, conferencing and resource-sharing software. Banham Academy is an example of one provider that rapidly established an online learning programme for the apprentices it would normally teach in-house on a block release basis.