BBC News - Apprenticeships scheme to train pilots and lawyers
Young people will be able to train as airline pilots, lawyers, accountants and engineers as part of a government apprenticeship scheme. Vince Cable said he wanted to encourage more women to become commercial pilots. Mr Cable said the scheme was targeting sectors "where skills shortages are threatening to choke off growth".
For example, it is estimated that between now and 2030 European airlines will need to recruit 92,500 new pilots. Over the next four years, the government also says the UK will need to train 96,300 engineers just to replace those due to retire. The business secretary said higher apprenticeships would also "help us break down the doors of professions that are not representative of the society in which we live". It cannot be right for example that only 4% of registered commercial airline pilots are women.
Good news if you're being shown the door possibly? I hope its not just another good idea that gets a few good column inches and then falls by the wayside. Good news too, for trainers such as Oxford
Aviation Academy, maybe..?