Goal: To introduce young people to business skills
Contact: www.newham.gov.uk
Last month, a group of aspiring tycoons from the London Borough of Newham were given a taste of the business world in a fast-paced course inspired by the popular TV series The Apprentice.
The Junior Apprentice scheme ran from Monday to Friday during this October half-term. About a dozen young people aged 14 to 18 were offered the chance to learn skills including board room etiquette, communication skills, project management, marketing and teamwork. Participants were given the task of devising and implementing a marketing strategy to raise local awareness of the national Home Office anti-knife crime campaign It Doesn't Have to Happen.
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