Apprenticeship event a boost for teenagers.WHILE Sir Alan Sugar Sir Alan Michael Sugarton or Sir Alan Michael Sugar (born 24 March 1947 in Hackney, East London) is an English businessman. After leaving school at 16,[1] Sugar started selling car aerials and electrical goods out of a van he had bought with his savings of £100. is on the hunt for another apprentice A person who agrees to work for a specified time in order to learn a trade, craft, or profession in which the employer, traditionally called the master, assents to instruct him or her. there are hundreds of teenagers in the Black Country considering taking up apprenticeships of their own. Latest figures show that more than 1,700 teenagers in the area are actively considering apprenticeships. These figures are the result of a recent series of successful showcase events in Dudley, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Walsall called The Real Apprentice. The Real Apprentice showcase gave students in Years 10, 11, 12 and 13, and their parents and guardians, the chance to look into the range of post-16 opportunities on offer. Organisers Black Country Training Group, based in Taylors Lane, Oldbury, and the Black Country Learning and Skills Council, said the four events attracted more than 1,700 young people eager to find out about apprenticeships. Chris Luty, BCTG director, said: "It seems that more and more young people are keen to take up apprenticeships, where they get real jobs, real training and real opportunities." Currently there are more than 5,000 apprenticeships, funded by the Black Country Learning and Skills Council, available to young people in the region. And there are more than 40 different types of apprenticeship apprenticeship, system of learning a craft or trade from one who is engaged in it and of paying for the instruction by a given number of years of work. The practice was known in ancient Babylon, Egypt, Greece, and Rome, as well as in modern Europe and to some extent , from retail to plumbing plumbing, piping systems inside buildings for water supply and sewage. The Romans had a highly developed plumbing system; water was brought to Rome by aqueducts and distributed to homes in lead pipes—hence the name plumbing from the Latin word plumbum , to choose from. George Hardwick, from the Learning and Skills Council, said: "While Sir Alan Sugar is currently searching for his apprentice our series of showcases proves there is a real demand from young people to learn the skills of their chosen career by starting as an apprentice." Based on the success of these events a further series are already being planned for the autumn. Anyone who wants to find out more about apprenticeships can call free on 08000 321 222 or go to www.therealapprentice.org |
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