FWIW my experience of MATS 0.1 (i.e. the first run/pilot 2021-22) was that it was more open-ended and diversity-focused than subsequent MATS, which has been more apprenticeship-focused. That was helpful for me at the time, but I don’t know if it was ever the intention per se, and I agree that the focus of MATS now is different. I haven’t thought long enough to decide if this is good or bad.
FWIW my experience of MATS 0.1 (i.e. the first run/pilot 2021-22) was that it was more open-ended and diversity-focused than subsequent MATS, which has been more apprenticeship-focused. That was helpful for me at the time, but I don’t know if it was ever the intention per se, and I agree that the focus of MATS now is different. I haven’t thought long enough to decide if this is good or bad.