A fantastic announcement yesterday that the Government is continuing to support small business with a package designed to provide 20,000 extra apprenticeships across the UK.
This includes:
- Providing a £60 million new investment to enable up to 20,000 more apprenticeships, including for young people and small businesses.
- Slashing unnecessary regulatory burdens, saving around £150 million per year for thousands of small businesses
- Establishing a new taskforce to boost private investment in women-led businesses and make the UK the best place in the world to be a female founder.
Apprenticeships are such an important opportunity for young people. Earlier this year, I met with some really impressive apprentices in the defence and security industry in Parliament and I’d encourage any young person to look at one as a potential option.