Question to the Department for Education:
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of apprentices transferred from Carillion Training Services to the Construction Industry Training Board had been placed with alternative employers by the end of June 2018; and whether all apprentices transferred from Carillion Training Services to the Construction Industry Training Board are continuing to be paid.
The Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has worked directly with the 1,148 apprentices in England who were employed by Carillion and the official receiver has reported that they have secured new employment, with wages, for 776 apprentices to date.
CITB continues to support all affected learners and offer a range of support options. They are currently providing further direct communications via email and telephone, in order to target the remaining cohort of disengaged learners. These learners have also been invited to a series of local events in order to explore the opportunities and options available to them.
The ‘active’ and ‘disengaged’ numbers can be fluid, as learners re-engage or become disengaged from the process. At present, former Carillion apprentices who remain engaged with the process continue to be paid. The breakdown of apprentices is as follows:
Category | England Apprentices |
In paid employment | 699 |
Pending: Terms and Conditions agreed with new employer | 76 |
Sub Total - official receiver reporting as successfully employed | 775 |
Moved into full time education | 1 |
Successful outcomes as per the official receiver | 776 |
Carillion reporting as Active (learner is engaged with matching process and actively seeking future employment) | 225 |
Carillion reporting as disengaged (learner remains currently not engaged in matching process, despite numerous targeted communications) | 147 |
Sub total | 372 |
Total agreed as starting point | 1148 |
(Figures updated by Carillion Training Services / Carillion and CITB 13 June 2018)