Only 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship scheme
Photograph: Joel Redman/The GuardianAn apprentice glass blower. However, official figures show there have been only 160 such starts between August 2025 and April this year.About 308,000 people have enrolled into an apprenticeship of any kind in England in the academic year so far, according to the official figures, an increase of 9% from the same period a year earlier. The report estimates this could support 26,000 new apprenticeship starts a year.Joe Dromey, the general secretary of the Fabian Society, said: “The prime minister is right to make getting more young people into skilled work a priority.
- ▪Photograph: Joel Redman/The GuardianAn apprentice glass blower.
- ▪However, official figures show there have been only 160 such starts between August 2025 and April this year.About 308,000 people have enrolled into an apprenticeship of any kind in England in the academic year so far, according to the offic
- ▪The report estimates this could support 26,000 new apprenticeship starts a year.Joe Dromey, the general secretary of the Fabian Society, said: “The prime minister is right to make getting more young people into skilled work a priority.
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An apprentice glass blower. Photograph: Joel Redman/The GuardianAn apprentice glass blower. Photograph: Joel Redman/The GuardianApprenticeshipsOnly 160 apprenticeship starts in eight months on Labour’s flagship schemeExclusive: Government warned ‘skills revolution’ at risk amid slow start to project with target of 30,000 starts by end of parliamentRichard Partington Senior economics correspondentMon 21 Sep 2026 00.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleLabour has been warned its “skills revolution” to tackle youth unemployment risks failure, after its flagship apprenticeship scheme enrolled only 160 young people in its first eight months.The shortfall, highlighted in a report by the Fabian Society, leaves the government well off track of achieving its ambition of 30,000 “foundation…
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