Coventry & Warwickshire pupils planning for life after school

MORE young people are planning earlier for life after full-time education, according to a Coventry and Warwickshire training organisation.

CWT Chamber Training has trained more than 1,600 apprentices with 538 employers in the past year and it said there were still a high number of vacancies for apprentices within businesses and other organisations in the area.

Sally Lucas, executive director of CWT, said the organisation had already placed young people leaving school this summer into apprenticeship jobs.

“There certainly seems to have been a shift in mindset and we are seeing more young people plan early for their future,” she said.

“It’s a case of not simply waiting to finish school and seeing what’s out there, some young people are looking to see the opportunities available to them now, several months before they leave.

“The fact that more young people are planning ahead, seems to bear that out. More and more, apprenticeships are being seen as the natural next step for many young people.”

She said around half of the 1,609 apprentices her company had trained in the past year were at advanced or higher level, a situation which bodes well for employers looking to recruit high calibre candidates.

“Apprenticeships also give young people the chance to really stand out to an employer. We’ve recently presented one of our apprentices with an Achieving Excellence Award where they have gone beyond the standards required for their qualifications and have demonstrated high performance. This, in turn, enhances their career profile,” added Ms Lucas.

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