The leader of Northampton Borough Council will encourage town centre employers to take part in a flagship apprenticeship scheme at a breakfast meeting on Friday.
A small number of enhanced apprenticeships, funded by Legal & General, have been created to attract the most motivated school leavers to town centre jobs and involve them in the Northampton Alive regeneration programme.
The breakfast event, hosted by Northampton BID, will run from 7am to 8.30am at Royal & Derngate.
Speaking alongside Northampton Borough Council Leader, Councillor David Mackintosh, are BID chairman Sue Roberts and Northampton Retail Crime Initiative’s Mike Brennan.
The event is free to all businesses and places can be booked through Julie Thorneycroft on 01604 837766 or info@northamptonbid.co.uk
Councillor Mackintosh said: “It’s critical to invest in creating the skills that we need in Northampton so that we can compete in a very tough financial market.
“This is a great scheme that will have a really positive impact for young people, for employers and for the town. I’m pleased that we can make it available in Northampton and I hope it encourages other businesses to get involved.”
For more information, call Jo Stewart at Northamptonshire Enterprise Partnership by May 24 on Northampton 609395.