British Apprenticeships Go Global
14/11/2013 Enginuity
Commonwealth business leaders, meeting in Sri Lanka, heard this week how a British apprenticeship model could help provide them with the skills for future prosperity.Employer-led Semta, which is engineering skills for the future in the UK, pledged to help companies from numerous nations who gathered in Colombo to discuss the issues.
Semta Apprenticeship Director Bill Twigg met with Commonwealth Secretary-General Mr Kamalesh Sharma before leading a round table discussion on apprenticeships at the Commonwealth Business Forum.
"Word is spreading about our insight in to how apprenticeships can build a better more prosperous world." said Bill.
"The UK model is renowned as being robust and exemplary and we are uniquely equipped to help roll it out around the World.
"The Secretary-General and the delegates understood Semta's level of experience and expertise in the field and were keen to discuss how it could help them, their businesses and their countries."
Semta, which represents 128,000 companies in the UK with a combined turnover of more than £309 billion, is considering making its services available in other territories.
Sarah Sillars OBE, CEO of Semta said:" It is nice to know that we are held in such high esteem in the UK and overseas.
"Semta aims to play it is part in this brave new world - where skills and their provision are so important to growth and prosperity.
"Our experience and expertise in the field is becoming increasingly important globally - and we actively seek new ways of working with international organisations that need our help."
For more information, please visit: www.semta.org.uk
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