Supporting Apprentices in East Surrey

I visited Apprentices in East Surrey to mark National Apprenticeship Week.

I first met two apprentices, Louise Thomson, 19 from Caterham, and Rebecca Wallace, 17 from Warlingham, at the Mickael and Ludovic hair salon in Warlingham. Louise is working towards an Advance Apprenticeship in Hair (Level 3) and Rebecca is studying for her Level 2 Apprenticeship in Hairdressing. Both spend one day a week studying for their apprenticeship at East Surrey College in Redhill.

Following my visit to the Hairdressers, I headed to Godstone to meet an Engineering Apprentice at Day's Garage on Ivy Mill Lane.

It was great to see apprentices thriving in East Surrey and I welcome the Government's decision to invest £250m to fund 75,000 extra adult apprenticeships over the next four years. This is a great way for young people to gain real skills that are valued in the workplace and for small businesses to get the talent they need to get the economy growing again.

For more information, please visit:

http://www.esc.ac.uk/about-east-surrey-college/news-and-events/19-news/359-local-mp-sam-gyimah-celebrates-national-apprenticeship-week-with-

www.apprenticeships.org.uk

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