Apprenticeships need reform not just targets if chasm between sector’s need for skilled workers and its record on training is to be bridgedAbby Shorter is beaming. She has been fitting radiators all morning in a block of original flats in south London and it is going well. “I like to see a project grow and progress. It is very rewarding,” says the 24-year-old. Shorter is a scarce thing in construction: a skilled young recruit at the halt of a plumbing apprenticeship.
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Source: theguardian.com