‘Really helpful’: the AI bootcamps aimed at addressing UK youth unemployment
Pilot project in Preston comes with apprenticeship offer for Neets at end of three-week course In a youth centre opposite Preston bus station , the UK government is trying to address two of the greatest challenges facing the national economy: AI and youth unemployment. The hope is that one will solve – rather than cause – the other. In a room at the recently opened Vault, a community hub in the…
The UK government is running a pilot project in Preston to address youth unemployment and the impact of AI on the economy. The project, an "AI bootcamp", is taking place at the Vault, a community hub in the city.
The bootcamp is a three-week course aimed at 16- to 24-year-olds, particularly those who are not in education, employment, or training (Neets). At the end of the course, participants are offered an apprenticeship.
The initiative is part of a trial in the north-west region. According to the Guardian, the government hopes that AI training will help solve youth unemployment rather than exacerbate it.
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