Statistically, the programme's performance looked unspectacular. Just six per cent of young people went on to become apprentices, despite the fact that e2e was marketed as the "pre-Apprenticeship" step on the path to work. One in three left for work, college or work-based training.
"On the face of it, this is disappointing," the Adult Learning Inspectorate's January 2005 report concluded. "But it needs to be seen in the context of learners who face significant problems."
Eighteen-year-old Peter McGovern, for example, from Halifax, was homeless and had dropped out of a catering course when Calderdale & Kirklees Careers suggested he try the e2e programme with local provider GP (UK). He was given help in sorting out his housing situation and worked in the GP administration office.
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