Co-op’s Levy Share has already unlocked £40m for training; new £70m commitment comes as apprenticeship starts have fallen 31% since 2017 and apprenticeships now contribute £25bn to England’s economy

Delivers for underrepresented groups: 31% non-white British, 67% female, 16% declaring a disability

Supports the Government’s ambition for more young people to access “gold standard” apprenticeships

Co-op calls on Skills England to start collecting Socio-Economic Background (SEB) data for apprenticeships, to see who is, and isn’t, getting access to these opportunities