Sarah Olney MP: The UK apprenticeship system is failing our young people
‘The UK is currently facing a chronic skills gap and investing in apprenticeships will help in addressing the issue’
‘The UK is currently facing a chronic skills gap and investing in apprenticeships will help in addressing the issue’
Tory apprenticeships are more elitist than degrees and are being snapped up by the middle classes, a new report claims.
The mayor promised 250,000 apprenticeship starts by May 2016, but is still 100,000 short
London needs 100,000 new school places before 2018
Most young people want to work, there just aren’t enough jobs for them
One in four people between 20 and 34 are still living with their parents
Labour has shown before that it can deliver on education, and it will do so again
Time is running out for the mayor to reach his target
Many firms appear to be using apprentices as a source of ultra-cheap labour.
The magnitude of the mayor’s proposed cuts is even more of an outrage than his tantrum at being exposed.