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Britain's apprenticeship revolution - is it delivering?

Are apprenticeships delivering on the promise of tackling the persistent youth unemployment problem and improving skills for the workers of the future? With Winifred Robinson.

Business leaders hope it can lift productivity and politicians of all colours are embracing the modernisation of the apprenticeship system - the Chancellor calls it his "march of the makers". But is the revolution delivering on its promise to our workers-to-be? Despite the rising cost of university and the promise of the new training, the numbers taking up apprenticeships are falling. You and Yours asks what it will take to create a system that can tackle the skills shortage and bolster long term economic recovery.

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  • Mon 21 Apr 2014 12:00
  • Mon 21 Apr 2014 12:04

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