to re-train individuals in new skills

give employers more control and access to better quality training

divide apprenticeships into 15 pay bands ranging from £1,500 to £27,000

CBI director general Carolyn Fairbairn said business was ready to play its part. "However, the Apprenticeship Levy in its current form risks turning the clock back on recent progress through poor design and rushed timescales."

General secretary of trade union group the TUC Frances O'Grady said: "After the vote to leave the EU, it is vitally important that we make a serious investment in skills."

Jonathan Clifton of think tank, the Institute for Public Policy Research, said the plans did not go far enough. "The proposed apprenticeship levy will still only cover 2% of employers," he said.

"In the long term, the government should expand the levyand with a smile on our faces." John Terry described the victory as a "perfect start", and added it gave Chelsea a psychological edge over Arsenal. Drogba felt the result was good for the team's confidence, though confessed Chelsea did not play well – particularly in midfield.

Reflecting on Arsenal's defeat, Wenger felt that "[it] is not too important. We have won four Community Shields and no-one regards it as a trophy so I do not mind anymore." He felt Chelsea's game plan was "very direct" and admitted Drogba gave his team "a hard time on the long balls". Wenger absolved Senderos of any blame for the two goals – "it would be unfair" – and believed Fàbregas showed why he was a capable replacement for Patrick Vieira, who