Youth Apprenticeships
The Youth Apprenticeships Scheme started as a pilot with 10 schools at the end of 2007 and by February 2008 20 lead schools were involved.
The scheme was not progressed to full funding, although some schools continued to provide this option for their students using their operational grant and Gateway funding.
In 2009 Government introduced a number of initiatives which supported Youth Guarantee for free education for 16 and 17 year olds in schools, tertiary or workplace settings.
There are likely to be more initiatives in future for this group and schools are encouraged to visit the Youth Guarantee section for more information.