Conservative Controlled County Council’s Successful Apprenticeship Programme

Young people in Staffordshire continue to get the head start they need in their careers thanks to Conservative controlled Staffordshire County Council’s highly successful apprenticeship programme.

The programme which has been running since 2009 has currently recruited a total of 396 apprentices working in a wide range of roles including teaching assistants, chefs, catering staff, business administration assistants, ICT technicians, sports coaches, nursery assistant and adult social care.

Staffordshire County Council Deputy Leader, and Cabinet Member for Employment and Skills, Ben Adams said, “It is vitally important that we give young people like Nathan the opportunity to develop their career and In Staffordshire, we continue to invest in providing real opportunities for them.

“We are very proud of our young apprentices and our apprenticeship programme which for the second year running has seen us being ranked as one of the top 100 apprentice employers in the country.  Nine out of ten of our apprentices also end up securing paid employment, which is another measure on the quality of the programme.

“By working closely with businesses we are also helping them to realise their wider responsibility to the local economy and to Staffordshire’s future prosperity.  Our business support apprenticeship helpline also continues to provide employers across the county with the advice they need to realise the benefits of taking on an apprentice.”

For more information on our apprenticeship scheme, please visit www.staffordshireapprentices.org.uk.