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'Fast track' apprentices to help put a rocket under major building projects
The Observer
|February 08, 2026
Thousands of “fast track” apprenticeships will be created for nuclear power stations, railways and other public projects to speed up delivery.
Pat McFadden, the work and pensions secretary, said he had instructed Skills England to sign off new apprenticeship schemes within three months for major infrastructure projects, saying: “Speed is very important. We need to make it much faster to get these courses approved so these projects can get the staff they need.”
About 950,000 16 to 24-year-olds are not in employment, education or training, up from 650,000 in 2021. McFadden said more than 30% of young people on universal credit give sickness as the reason for not working, and 80% of those report a mental health or neurodivergent condition.
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