Tim Loughton MP is backing apprenticeships in East Worthing and Shoreham and has joined a campaign to spread awareness of the opportunities that apprenticeships offer to both young people and businesses.
Tim is one of 100 MPs who have joined the fight, pledging to champion apprenticeships in their local area – and ensure that their constituents benefit from the increasing number of quality apprenticeships on offer as the Government heads toward its target of three million apprenticeship starts by 2020.
The campaign, the Parliamentary 100 in 100, led by Nadhim Zahawi MP as the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Apprentices – will see an announcement by an MP every day for 100 days. These announcements can include pledges from local businesses, charities or schools to take on apprentices for the first time, or to grow their existing apprenticeship programmes.
There have been 3,440 apprenticeship programme starts in East Worthing and Shoreham since 2010.
Tim said:
“I absolutely believe that apprenticeships offer a brilliant opportunity for local businesses to help develop the careers of talented young people here in East Worthing and Shoreham and ensuring the workforce of the future has the skills it needs. People such as Jamie Oliver, Stella McCartney, and even Alex Ferguson all started their careers as apprentices – not to mention many of the today’s business leaders.
“I want local young people to be the rising stars of the future, and local employers to help grow that talent. I will be writing to local business setting out the significant benefits, and how to get involved, but if you are reading this and want to find out more – please do get in touch with me to discuss in more detail.”
Nadhim Zahawi MP added:
“I am delighted that Tim is backing apprenticeships in East Worthing and Shoreham. We delivered more than 2.3million apprenticeships starts during the last Parliament, which is a record to be proud of. But for every single one of those apprenticeship starts, there was a person gaining new skills, and hands on experience, giving them a brighter future. This is why it is so important to ensure that East Worthing and Shoreham is a key part of the drive toward the three million, ensuring that even more opportunities are created, and I am delighted that Tim will be doing just that.”
The formal launch of the Campaign will be held in the House of Commons in February 2016.