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by Lib Dem team on 9 September, 2013
Stockport Council, in partnership with the National Apprenticeship Service (NAS), announced today that Stockport employers have pledged to employ 100 apprentices within 100 days.
The 100:100 scheme was launched at Aldi in Romiley at the end of June, and the ambitious target was reached in just over two months – well within the 100 day target.
The Council and NAS will continue to run the campaign until the end of the 100 days to see what figure can be achieved.
Councillor Shan Alexander, Executive Member for Lifelong Learning and Achievement at Stockport Council, said: “This is excellent news, well done to all. I am delighted that so many young people in Stockport have taken this opportunity to work as apprentices and hope that this will lead to permanent positions. This ground breaking initiative will help our young people gain confidence and get their first experience of working for a local organisation which in turn will boost the local economy
“I would like to thank local employers, large and small and in many different sectors, who are supporting the 100:100 scheme,” Cllr Alexander added.
The employers and number of apprentices are:
| Employer/Provider Name | Total |
| Aldi |
14 |
| Aquinas College |
2 |
| Blue Grass Purple Cow |
1 |
| Bowden House Day Nursery |
2 |
| Bramhall Methodist Church Pre-School |
1 |
| Charnwood Nursery |
1 |
| Cheshire Kids Limited |
1 |
| Cheshire Scaffolds Ltd |
2 |
| Ciara’s Tots |
1 |
| Clever Clowns |
1 |
| Contact Media Ventures Ltd |
1 |
| Damar Training |
2 |
| Davis Blank Furniss |
1 |
| Deanwater Hotel |
1 |
| Delta NEU |
1 |
| Dodd Group |
2 |
| First Steps New Mills and Furness Vale |
4 |
| Fledglings Bramhall |
1 |
| Hair and Beauty Stockport |
1 |
| Happy Day Nursery |
5 |
| Hollinswood Childcare |
1 |
| Hulme Hall Grammar School |
1 |
| Hypoxitone |
1 |
| Julian Wadden & Company |
1 |
| Junior Sports Stars |
1 |
| Kids Allowed |
8 |
| Ladybird Childcare |
3 |
| Life Leisure |
2 |
| Life Leisure Crèche |
1 |
| Little Green Day Nursery |
1 |
| Little Legends |
1 |
| Little Treasures Day Nursery |
1 |
| Lowerdale Farm Equestrian centre |
1 |
| MAN Diesel |
1 |
| Manchester Digital |
10 |
| Mercedes Benz |
1 |
| Montrose Properties |
1 |
| Oaklands Day Nursery |
1 |
| Orchards Day Nursery |
1 |
| Pure Innovations |
1 |
| Railforce |
2 |
| SAS Daniels |
2 |
| Stockport Council |
11 |
| Stockport Homes |
1 |
| Tangerine |
1 |
| Titan Instrumentation |
1 |
| Werneth Secondary School |
1 |
| Total |
103
|
A third of these apprenticeships seem to be offered by childcare businesses,is this just a case of employing cheap labour to fill a gap in their needs?I wonder how many of these childcare apprentices will also go to college as part of their training and complete their ‘apprenticeships’.
The apprenticeships are set up well – childcare is a growing business and one in need of properly trained staff, and the system’s set up to make sure people get the proper training and, normally, a job at the end of it.