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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Christopher McKeon

Healey unveils apprenticeship service in drive to reindustrialise Britain

John Healey gave his first speech to the Labour Party conference as Chancellor on Monday (Peter Byrne/PA) - (PA Wire)

Mayors will be given £100 million to fund a new scheme aimed at getting young people into apprenticeships, the Chancellor announced in his speech to the Labour Party conference.

John Healey said the new “Local Apprenticeship Service” would see teams acting like “football scouts” to link young people with firms, including those who had never been offered an apprenticeship.

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