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A record number of people starting apprenticeships

High numbers of people are hoping to improve their chances of sales recruitment success by starting apprenticeships.

Nearly 235,000 people started the training initiatives in the 2008/09 academic year, according to provisional data which has been released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Research also showed that up to 127,000 people completed apprenticeships during the same period, representing the highest number of starts and completions in the UK in one academic year.

Skills minister Kevin Brennan said that the data was "great news", adding that over one million people had take a course this year in literacy or numeracy to improve their chances of sales recruitment.

"Behind these figures are real people with brighter futures, greater self-confidence and better career prospects ahead. We need to keep on helping people access the training and skills they need to get work and to get on at work, and to be able to seize the opportunities that growth will bring," he added.

Apprenticeships can be taken in a number of areas, including in sales jobs, public services, leisure and education.

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Posted by Wayne Bly and John OakADNFCR-1617-ID-19523920-ADNFCR

Filed: 21-12-2009

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