Plaid Cymru have an exciting vision for the future of the Welsh economy. Plaid Cymru have prioritised youth employment in their manifesto for the forthcoming Welsh election. We are a forward looking party with great ambition for the people of Wales. In keeping with this Plaid has set out proposals to create 50,000 new jobs and 30,000 new apprenticeships for Wales. These bold proposals will be achieved through - a £500m infrastructure fund a £90m fund for business loans as well as tax relief to help develop our town centres and small businesses and an ambitious ‘Train2Work’ scheme, which will establish 30,000 apprenticeships each year to boost the skills and employability of young people across Wales.
The apprenticeship scheme is particularly exciting for the young people of Wales, people aged 16 – 24 made up a third of those claiming unemployment benefits in 2010. It is vital for the wellbeing of all of Welsh society that this figure be reduced. In doing so we can provide a real cutting edge to the Welsh economy that will allow the nation to prosper.
The Welsh Government, in which Plaid Cymru has been essential, has provided millions of pounds of funding to the acclaimed Airbus apprenticeship schemes. This funding has not only allowed many young people from Alyn and Deeside to gain world class employment opportunities but has also meant that Wales has been at the forefront of industrial research and development that is vital in ensuring Wales is at the forefront of the World economy.
Plaid Cymru is the only party that has the ambition for Wales to succeed in the global economy and is rightfully proud of its role in such a successful Alyn and Deeside initiative.
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