article_snippet.sent: Mr Osborne  was shown round the factory by worker Inga Ciplyte, 29, from Exeter, as Mr Osborne  promoted the Government’s plan to create thousands of new apprenticeships.
article_snippet.sent: David Cameron had earlier been joined by the TV star Karren Brady to highlight a series of deals with big businesses to create 16,000 new apprenticeships over the next five years.
article_snippet.sent: The Conservative peer, who stars as one of Lord Sugar's sidekicks on The Apprentice, joined the Prime Minister at a Costa Coffee - after The Conservative peer, who stars as one of Lord Sugar's sidekicks on The Apprentice announced plans to take on 6,000 youngsters as part of the Tories' pledge to eradicate youth unemployment.
article_snippet.sent: Baroness Brady, who is also the government’s small business ambassador, said apprenticeships ‘transformed’ people's lives and were now more respected than in the past.
article_snippet.sent: the Tories' announced an extra 16,000 apprentices would be created by firms including Morrisons and Costa .
article_snippet.sent: Earlier Mr Osborne has pledged to create three million more apprenticeships over the next five years, if the Tories' win the election.
article_snippet.sent: Costa Coffee and supermarket chain Morrisons have signed agreements to train thousands of apprentices each.
article_snippet.sent: Ministers will today visit firms across the country to welcome fresh commitments from companies including Morrisons, who will train 9,000 apprentices; Crest Nicholson, who will take on 200 and announce a new training academy; and the National Grid, who will take on 500 new apprentices.
article_snippet.sent: Ahead of their campaign visit today, Baroness Brady said: ‘Earlier Mr Osborne’s commitment to delivering more apprenticeships is a fantastic boost for the long-term prospects of our young people.'
article_snippet.sent: Baroness Brady added: ‘With 2.2million starting since 2010 and another 3million more to start over the next five years, each apprenticeship is a chance for young people to master a trade, learn on the job and take home money in your pocket each week.
article_snippet.sent: ‘They’ve become more rigorous and respected too: we’ve got young people building engines for jet planes, working on massive engineering projects, innovating in science labs.
highlights_snippet.sent: Tory minister was highlighting the government's apprenticeships drive .