Prime Minister David Cameron has pleaded with UK businesses to offer more apprenticeships to the UK’s unemployed and disenchanted youths.

Speaking at the Conservative party conference this week, David Cameron expressed his desire for UK businesses to look towards the younger population to offer them apprenticeships and the opportunity to extend their learning and jobs skills. Although he expressed that extra Government funding and support would be made available, he claimed businesses were “not giving enough back”.

The coalition government has expressed its desire to create 360,000 apprenticeships this financial year, with the aim of increasing this to 400,000 a year from 2014-15. However, with so few potential employers looking to take on apprentices, Mr Cameron has personally reached out to businesses to offer a helping hand to the UK’s unemployed youths. Businesses have frequently complained that there is too much bureaucracy involved with hiring apprentices, but with plans in place to remove such red tape it is hoped more apprentices will be hired in the near future.

Paul Davis, managing director of Perspective, said: “It is imperative businesses look to create new apprenticeship opportunities for the UK’s youth and student population. With youth unemployment continuing to increase, apprenticeships offer a great opportunity for out of work students and young people to continue their education and gain important on-site experience at the same time.”