Social Mobility Talks Episode 6: National Apprenticeship Week

The latest episode of Social Mobility Talks, celebrating National Apprenticeship Week, is out now!

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Alun Francis, Chair of the Social Mobility Commission, interviews Tom Richmond, Founder and Director of EDSK, in a National Apprenticeship Week episode looking at the potential apprenticeships have to improve social mobility in the UK and what’s currently holding them back.

Watch below, or find it on YoutubeSpotify and Apple Podcasts.

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