Vince Cable has urged employers to create a new generation of skilled workers while underling the government’s commitment to an apprenticeship budget of £1,400m in 2011-12.
Dr. Cable welcomed the expansion of British Airways engineering apprenticeship scheme, which is set to take on 120 students this year. Ministers also praised UK firms including British Gas, Superdrug and Procter and Gamble, which between them will create thousands of new apprenticeship places this year. BT is offering 250 places across the Group, and…
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