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Create new pre-apprenticeship scheme to close youth unemployment gap, says Milburn
<p>Exclusive: Former minister’s review warns that dramatic action is needed over huge drop in youth apprenticeship starts</p><p>A national apprenticeship readiness scheme should be introduced in England to close the gap for young people between leaving school and starting work, the government is to be told.</p><p>Alan Milburn, who is leading a major <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/27/neets-could-hit-125m-by-early-2030s-milburn-review-young-people-employment-uk">review into Britain’s youth jobs crisis</a>, will call for a new “national pre-apprenticeship route” to offer young people further education, training and work experience.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/oct/10/pre-apprenticeship-scheme-landmark-alan-milburn-youth-jobs-crisis-report">Continue reading...</a>
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