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Think too about how the 90% of learners remain
Government has been engaged and on programme.
using print to communicate What’s helped is that even
with the 27 million plus when furloughed, trainees
households in the UK when can continue with their
it’s needed to get important training, subject to certain
messages across. rules.

What is the importance How is your BPIF coronahelp
of BPIF running another hub working for members?
industry survey? Is there ‘too much’ industry
So far we have run two major information out there or not
surveys, one immediately enough clarity on guidance?
after the announcement We’ve provided a great deal
of the lockdown but before of detailed guidance, and
the details of the support hopefully that’s had real
schemes were in place. This clarity. We know how much
informed our discussions the sector has been relying
with Government, and gave upon that guidance. The hub
them an excellent insight is there to help companies
into the immediate pressures find the right information
not just on UK print but rather than having to search
businesses generally. Our across our site. Inevitably,
second survey was a few some of the legislation and
weeks later, seeking more advice is complicated and
detailed information about needs detailed interpretation,
life under lockdown, which so some of our guidance is
schemes had been adopted, lengthy too. But we’ve taken
and what needs businesses real care to ensure that the
had that were unmet. Again information we provide is
this has been invaluable in both timely and thorough.
providing objective support Where we do think that
and evidence underpinning there’s a danger of getting
our representations, and has lost in the detail, we look
given real strength to our to provide a higher level
lobbying. overview to help members
navigate through. As ever,
BPIF are the largest we welcome feedback from
suppliers of apprentices members, and I want to put
to the print industry, are on record my thanks to all
they still able to continue our staff for the way they’ve
learning? reacted to ensure that we can
BPIF Training switched support the sector as fully as
rapidly to a more online/ possible.
distance learning model,
which has worked well.
We’ve been particularly
focussed on ensuring that
the quality of delivery
and learning remained
undiminished, and the
training team has been
getting detailed feedback
from apprentices and
employers about how
effective that’s been. The
ability to continue to deliver
training to apprentices has
been a real success story for
the sector:

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