London Councils, which represents the capital’s 33 boroughs, said that since 2009 a total of 2,622 young people have been offered positions across a range of departments from health and social care to construction and horticulture.
Among those to take up a place is Hanspreet Thind, 17, who is an apprentice with the London Borough of Ealing’s business support team.
He said: "I’ve learned to manage my time and to have confidence in myself. I came straight from school, where you rely on teachers to give you work, but in a job you have to get on with things yourself."
Another is Sharleen Willis-Hodgins, 19, who took up an apprenticeship within Ealing’s trading standards team two years ago. She said: "I left college when I was 17 because I found it wasn’t for me. This apprenticeship has changed my life. I wouldn’t have gone back to college and by doing an apprenticeship I’ve found I want to better my education."
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