英国政府计划调整学徒制资金方案，将25岁以上员工的培训成本提高25%，以鼓励企业优先培训年轻人并解决百万级青年失业问题1。该提案预计将在财政预算中宣布，但英国最大雇主们警告此举可能破坏其青年就业目标，声称这只是转移机会而非创造新机会1。
目前，英国有100万名16至24岁青年未就业、未接受教育或培训（NEET）1。过去十年间，青年学徒制开始人数下降了40%1。数据显示，年龄25岁以上的员工占新学徒注册人数的一半以上1。为此，政府承诺为年轻人提供50,000个额外学徒机会，并为中小企业招聘16至24岁学徒提供每家2,000英镑的奖励1。
在资金方面，英国学徒制基金年度税收规模为40亿英镑，政府已投入33亿英镑支持改革1。然而执行效果引发担忧，政府基金会学徒制计划在前八个月仅招收了160名年轻人1。此外，Alan Milburn的评审报告预计将在秋季发布1。
The UK government plans to increase training costs for employees aged over 25 by 25% as part of a reform to the apprenticeship funding system, aiming to encourage businesses to prioritize young workers and address youth unemployment. 1 The proposal, expected to be announced in the fiscal budget, targets the approximately one million people aged 16 to 24 who are currently not in education, employment, or training (NEET). 1 However, major employers have warned that the move could undermine efforts to tackle this crisis, arguing that it shifts opportunities rather than creating new ones. 1
This concern comes amid data showing that starts among youth apprentices have fallen by 40% over the past decade, while employees aged 25 and over account for more than half of all new apprentice registrations. 1 To counter this decline, the government has pledged to provide 50,000 additional apprenticeship places for young people and offer £2,000 rewards to small and medium-sized enterprises recruiting apprentices aged 16 to 24. 1 Despite these commitments, an existing government-funded apprenticeship scheme recruited only 160 young participants in its first eight months. 1 The UK apprenticeship levy generates £4bn in annual tax revenue, and the government has already invested £3.3bn to support reforms. 1 An independent review led by Alan Milburn is expected to report on the system in the autumn. 1
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