National Apprenticeship Week as the number of apprentices double in Kingston
New figures out show that in 2015, 2,470 young people signed up for apprenticeships in Kingston. This has more than doubled to 5,960 in 2022. Today over 5.7 million people have started an apprenticeship under a Conservative government.
This week is National Apprenticeship Week where we celebrate the high-quality opportunities that are now available across the country.
In 2010, had you said that you could become a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher or an accountant through an apprenticeship, no one would have believed you. Fast forward 14 years, working with over 5,000 businesses, this Conservative Government has made this a reality.
There are 700 different apprenticeship routes that can take you into jobs in nearly 70% of occupations – all the way from nursing to law, and accountancy, and even space engineering.
Whatever your background, no matter what you want to do, this Conservative government is working to ensure you can reach your potential.
Helen Edward, Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Kingston and Surbiton commented,
"One of my key campaigns is about choice in education and it's great to see apprenticeships playing such an important role in opportunities for young people. I mentor at the Kingston University Beyond Barriers programme and The Princes Trust and am passionate about supporting young people's confidence and career choices."
"I am thrilled to have started my new school governor role at our local state academy. I am so impressed with the ambitions for our sixth formers with a wide curriculum of academic subjects as well as sport, drama, arts and nutrition. There is a big emphasis on work experience to bridge school to work with organised liaisons with business partners. A Childcare BTEC is taught in a special partnership with the Piglets nursery based inside the school, which benefits both students for training and teaching staff with little ones, encouraging teachers back to work in a supportive and nurturing environment."
"I am particularly concerned about the threat of a Labour government reducing the number of Apprenticeships and the Parent Tax on independent schools including special needs schools, which will reduce choices for families."
