Apprenticeships for banking jobs encouraged

The creation of apprenticeships in specialist professions, perhaps including banking jobs, has been encouraged.

The Recruitment Society has suggested that it would be a good idea for both the government and businesses to create a greater number of opportunities for apprenticeships in specialist professions.

Steve Huxham, chairman of the Recruitment Society, said that people who undertake an apprenticeship could serve to bolster their chances of securing a job within that industry.

He said: “One of the benefits generally for society and for businesses is that it makes people realise that apprenticeships have real value so that people who have gone through quite demanding apprenticeships are not devalued.”

Mr Huxham made his comments after it was revealed by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills that business secretary Vince Cable will be calling on young people to pursue a career in aerospace.

According to People 1st, 49 per cent of employers said apprentices made their businesses more competitive.