However, not every
school-leaver has the skill level (or desire) to start an apprenticesship at a Higher Level.
The honour was announced at an awards ceremony organised by ALLABOUTSCHOOLLEAVERs - an independent organisation with the aim of raising awareness of the importance of apprenticeship and
school-leaver programmes across all industry sectors.
Around 1500
school-leavers from 11 Bulgarian high schools donated their prom A money to the aButterfly childrena, said the Destructive Creation art group.A To popularize their initiative the
school-leavers made paper butterflies and placed them around the Sofia center.A The school-leaving proms in Bulgaria are a lavish and loud affair, involving the spending of considerable sums for clothes, accessories, rented cars, restaurants and bars, presents for the
school-leaver and a huge dinner for family, neighbors and friends.
If a
school-leaver has set his/her sights on becoming a management accountant, a more cost-effective option may be to consider a direct route into employment.
The article stated businesswoman Elizabeth Brown "isn't your usual scatter-brained
school-leaver" undertaking a Modern Apprenticeship.
The government wants every
school-leaver to have the right to an apprenticeship by 2013, but only one in 20 employers currently offer a place, said a report.
He said 11 organisations, ranging from the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme and the Prince's Trust to the National Union of Teachers, had agreed to meet him to discuss details of his
school-leaver programme.
So if superstardom is not an option, how does your average
school-leaver get a handle on what careers they might enjoy?
For the
school-leaver, the choice of options available is both exciting and bewildering.
ONE
school-leaver in 20 has had a sexual relationship with a teacher, according to a survey out yesterday.
Skillseeker and Modern Apprenticeship programmes vie for supremacy in the
school-leaver training stakes.