Apprenticeships special: Skills are vital to build back better

The theme for this year’s National Apprenticeship Week is ‘Build the Future’. It’s a message that carries even more weight as Lancashire businesses look to their post-Covid recovery.

Skills and training will play a major role as Lancashire looks to ‘build back better’ in the wake of a pandemic that has inflicted so much damage.

Apprenticeships and skills minister Gillian Keegan said: “It’s been a tough year for everyone, but we want the theme for National Apprenticeship Week 2021 to be a springboard to look ahead to how apprenticeships can futureproof workforces and boost careers.”

The message is already out there. The pandemic and the lockdown have inspired more employers to look to apprentices as a way to build for their future