The removal of requirements for mandatory registration of traditional craft apprentices with the Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council (SBATC) has led to its demise.
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insider.co.uk writes [21 Dec 2023]:
A scheme set up almost 90 years ago to support apprentices in the construction industry will stop accepting new registrations….
The Scottish Building Apprenticeship and Training Council (SBATC), a body recognised by those in the industry who have undertaken a craft apprenticeship, has written to trade union partners to formally notify them that the Scottish Building Apprenticeship Scheme will cease to accept new apprentice registrations from 1 January 2024.
In the letter, SBATC stated that the removal in 2017 of the requirement for mandatory registration of traditional craft apprentices with an industry body saw applications plummet.
A report… in 2022 recommended the requirement for registration to be reinstated. However, there has been no formal commitment by MSPs… so the decision has now been taken to wind down….
