Skillsafe
The Department for Employment and Learning's 'Skillsafe' scheme has been created to assist Apprentices who have been placed on short-tme working as a result of the current economic downturn. The scheme was initially rolled out in the manufacturing engineering sector and has now been extended to include tradable services..
The purpose of the scheme is to fill the Apprentice's downtime with accredited training that will contribute towards their Apprenticeship. In addition to this, they wll receive a training allowance to help offset the reduction in their pay, brought about as a result of them being placed on short-time working.
The 'Skillsafe' scheme commenced on the 8 June 2009.
