Barnfield Boost for Luton

A unique and different apprenticeship scheme, led by Barnfield College, could see as many as 17 new apprenticeships being made available this year.
This follows a recent announcement by the Prime Minister that 35,000 new apprenticeships were being created across the country with many in the public sector.

Under the scheme, the Barnfield Federation (the college and two academies) will create 10-12 apprenticeships and the University of Bedfordshire a further five apprenticeships. They will mainly be in support areas such as IT, business, administration and marketing.

Recruitment for these positions will start in the next few months.
Pete Birkett, Chief Executive of Barnfield College and Chairman of Barnfield Academies, said: "If we possibly can, we will create even more public sector apprenticeships. We have been working hard on this initiative for some time and are delighted to see it come to fruition.

"Given the current economic climate, we felt that Barnfield needed to take the lead and develop a high quality public sector apprenticeship scheme that would ensure our young people are equipped with the confidence and skills necessary for a sustained career. This initiative will also ensure that Luton will not suffer from a skills shortage when the boom times return."