Comment ‘Apprenticeships are not a second-best option. We have to make sure they aren’t treated as such’ The government is determined to turn the tide on the scandal of youth unemployment, recognising that the system… Jim McMahon MP 4th June, 2026, 6:00 am
Comment Gerard Coyne: No more shelf stacking apprenticeships to exploit the young – let’s have real industrial partnerships instead When is an apprenticeship not an apprenticeship? When it’s an excuse for big companies to employ young people… Gerard Coyne 9th March, 2017, 12:30 pm
Comment Making apprenticeships happen Tony Blair famously spoke of his focus on ‘education, education, education’. For the Tory-led Government, in the face… 31st August, 2012, 9:38 am
Comment What is an apprentice? In the past year youth unemployment has increased by 306%, in my own constituency of Islwyn the figure… Chris Evans 24th July, 2012, 3:05 pm