PM wants one in five apprenticed
Posted by Mark Ludlam on Tuesday, 29 January, 2008
BBC Website, 29.01.08
Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he wants to see one in five young people on apprenticeships within 10 years, in a push to win the global “skills race”.
He appealed for more employers – in the public services as well as in companies – to offer the training courses.
Mr Brown told a conference of business leaders in London that currently one in 15 youngsters is on an apprenticeship.
As a first step, the number of places on offer for 16 to 18-year-olds would be increased by 90,000 by 2013.
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