One of the successes of the coalition over the last year has been to oversee a massive increase in the number of apprenticeships.  In the first year of the coalition 103,000 extra apprenticeships have been created – twice the number originally planned.  This is not only a positive story generally, but it also helps show the determination of the coalition to turn round the economy and particularly to support the younger unemployed.  You can read more about the story here on the BBC website.