50,000 new apprenticeships promised in youth employment push

Jennifer McKiernan,Political reporterandKathryn ArmstrongGetty ImagesAn expansion of the government's apprenticeship scheme is expected to benefit 50,000 young people as part of a push to tackle youth unemployment.The number of young people starting apprenticeships has fallen by almost 40% in the past decade, Skills Minister Baroness Jacqui Smith told the BBC.She said the government was removing the 5% levy on…