What are they?
The Young Apprenticeship Programme is a new type of course which lets able and well-motivated pupils gain experience of real work. In Gateshead, pupils can learn what it's like to work in:
• Business administration
• Engineering
• The motor industry
Pupils can benefit from contact with people in different learning environments and from having to organise your time while getting to grips with life in the workplace.

The Young Apprenticeship Programme is a new two year programme supported by the Learning and Skills Council (LSC) and the Department for Education and Skills (DfES). It is aimed at able and motivated 14-16-year-old pupils who would like the chance to experience working life in industry in a supported way. The programme is aimed at those pupils who are expected to achieve GCSE grades A* to C.