Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn
Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship startsA national apprenticeship readiness scheme should be introduced in England to close the gap for young people between leaving school and…
Plans are under way to finally help Britain’s unemployed young people – will Labour pull it off? | Polly Toynbee
Alan Milburn is preparing to implement his report to bring young people back into work. Let’s hope the government will see it throughAs certainly as the moon pulls on the tides, Labour governments improve the lives of the poorest children. Just as…
How Labour could solve the youth jobs crisis | Letters
Readers respond to an editorial on creating opportunities for today’s young people to build future careersYour youth unemployment editorial (18 September) sees the crisis clearly, but reaches for the wrong tools. Placements, apprenticeships and work…
Apprenticeships need to be made more accessible | Letters
Dr Gillian McIver and Don Macdonald respond to an article on the low uptake of apprenticeship schemesI agree with the Fabian Society’s finding that many people struggle to access apprenticeships because the system is so confusing (Only 160 apprenticeship…