All four apprentices from the pilot have gone on to obtain full time posts within the Assembly after completing their apprenticeships. A further six apprentices throughout the region have now been taken on since February.

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At a Dudley apprenticeship event, Jaguar Land Rover were present among others to help school-leavers find jobs with training.

Annika Small of Nominet Trust, which funded the app, said: “We’re proud to support a project that utilises digital technology to help young people plan and deliver their own social action projects – building skills that can be demonstrated to potential employers.”