As the national body for Careers Education this National Apprenticeship Week we are celebrating and promoting the positive contribution that apprenticeships and other technical pathways make to young people themselves and to wider society.
Forging skills for life – as technical pathways and wider careers education do - is valuable for two main reasons.
Firstly, and more obviously, is in ensuring that young people are equipped to maximise their potential and take their best next step. This is transformative.
Secondly, and sometimes less understood, is the value to businesses and ultimately wider society that result from young people developing these skills through the education, experiences and the pathways they follow. It ensures we are liberating and making the most of the talents in all our communities. Equipping young people with Skills for Life and removing the friction that can prevent them from pursuing some pathways is central to our mission.
