News · 14 August 2026

Unemployed young people to get AI training in new government boot camps

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Up to 70 young people in north-west England will join three-week government AI boot camps to gain job skills. The scheme aims to help those aged 16 to 21 not in work or education to get apprenticeships at local firms like BAE Systems. The pilot will inform an England-wide AI skills programme starting next summer.

By BriefTea Editorial · 14 August 2026 at 7:45

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