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Andy Burnham Backs UK Supermarket's Work Experience Scheme for 10,000 Youngsters
The scheme combines in-school learning and practical placements as Sainsbury’s says more than one million 16- to 18-year-olds are not in education, employment or training.
- Sainsbury will launch a modern work experience programme in October, providing 10,000 placements across England, Scotland and Wales to help young people in disadvantaged areas enter the workforce.
- With the number of young people neither working nor learning reaching 1.01 million, Sainsbury identified youth unemployment as an "urgent national challenge" requiring immediate intervention.
- Participants will benefit from two pathways: KickStarter Explore for 14 to 18-year-olds building workplace skills, and KickStarter Insights for 16 to 24-year-olds focusing on job applications and interviews.
- Prime Minister Andy Burnham commended Sainsbury for "stepping up" to "close the gap between the classroom and the workplace," while chief executive Simon Roberts emphasized the value of early work experience.
- Advertising for events will begin in September, with first placements starting in October; schools are encouraged to register for KickStarter, which runs alongside pilot schemes with The Careers and Enterprise Company and the Institute of Grocery Distribution.
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