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| Sugar makes first visit as tsar | |
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| Sir Alan Sugar is on Tyneside in his first role as the government's new enterprise tsar. | |
| The self-made millionaire is visiting Gateshead to front a campaign encouraging more young people to take up apprenticeships. | The self-made millionaire is visiting Gateshead to front a campaign encouraging more young people to take up apprenticeships. |
| The star of BBC TV's The Apprentice is meeting trainees, employers and training providers at the town's Lancastrian Suite. | |
| The government wants to see 400,000 apprenticeships in England by 2020. | The government wants to see 400,000 apprenticeships in England by 2020. |
| Sir Alan said: "The fact is that some people learn better on the job or by seeing how their learning applies to the real world - that's why I'm backing apprenticeships. | Sir Alan said: "The fact is that some people learn better on the job or by seeing how their learning applies to the real world - that's why I'm backing apprenticeships. |
| "People who do apprenticeships become ambitious, they're 'doers', the kind of people who will make things happen. These are the qualities I look for in people. | "People who do apprenticeships become ambitious, they're 'doers', the kind of people who will make things happen. These are the qualities I look for in people. |
| "Success is all about finding people like this, people who will help make any business grow, especially in times like these." | "Success is all about finding people like this, people who will help make any business grow, especially in times like these." |
| The campaign follows a Bill to raise the school leaving age to 18 receiving Royal Assent. | The campaign follows a Bill to raise the school leaving age to 18 receiving Royal Assent. |
| The Bill also gives all adults in England the legal right to funding for basic literacy and numeracy courses and some vocational qualifications. | The Bill also gives all adults in England the legal right to funding for basic literacy and numeracy courses and some vocational qualifications. |
| In his job as enterprise tsar, Sir Alan, who is already a member of the prime minister's Business Council for Britain, is expected to help advise government officials on how to help small businesses. |