The TUC said many
apprentices are facing a "double whammy" of low pay and high travel costs.
Apprentices are some of the lowest paid skilled workers in the country
Investing time in the development of our
apprentices means we can teach, guide and mould them into the people that will be the faces of Yorkshire Payments as the business continues to grow over the years to come.
The
Apprentice School at Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding division celebrated its 100-year anniversary on Monday.
The 56-year-old was one of three
apprentice instructors recognised at the awards for their work to support
apprentices throughout their careers.
Apprentices will still have their 10lb claim reduced to 7lb after riding just three winners and will claim 3lb until riding 95 winners.
The TUC said around one in seven
apprentices under the age of 19 and those in the first year of their training were not being paid the PS3.50 an hour rate.
Addressing a meeting to review the progress of Apprenticeship Training Scheme, he said TEVTA has already achieved the target to recruit 28,000
apprentices by December 2015.The number of enrollment of
apprentices is constantly growing.
Apprenticeship Training Agencies (ATAs) employ
apprentices and loan them out for their training.
Mechanical design
apprentice Philip Marwood was handpicked to meet Mr Cameron in 10 Downing Street to discuss what it means to be an
apprentice and debate how the Government,
apprentices and businesses can do more to promote apprenticeships.
Newcastle City Council, which employs 90
apprentices, also picked up an award for the significant contribution it makes to taking on young people and teaching them a trade.
All of the staff including the
apprentices hold NVQ2 qualifications in roofing disciplines or are working towards completing their NVQs.
