Labour's skills revolution is under threat, a platform to connect tradespeople with learners and apprentices launches, and the Inbetweeners' Jay starts in construction
The government’s ‘skills revolution’ is under threat after only 160 people started foundation apprenticeships in the last eight months.
Labour had set itself a target of 30,000 apprenticeship starts by the end of parliament.
The shortened training programmes are a core part of the plan to tackle the nearly 1 million 16-to-24-year-olds not in employment, education or training (NEET).
The analysis, by the Fabian Society, also revealed that of the 308,000 people enrolled in apprenticeships in the last academic year, more than half were over 25.
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Blue Canvas has launched a national platform that claims to connect tradespeople, learners, jobseekers and apprenticeship opportunities.
Built by an AI consultancy in Northern Ireland, UK Trade Jobs has been designed for people at different stages of their careers.
The site caters to those considering training in the trades, as well as those looking for apprenticeship vacancies.
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Actor James Buckley, better known as Jay from The Inbetweeners, may have given away some key plot details for the latest movie.
While filming messages for Cameo, he appeared in a yellow jacket with a badge that read Cartwright Plant, indicating he has perhaps started a career ‘on the levers.’
In the show, Jay frequently told tall tales of working for his dad’s construction firm.
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