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Several hundred apprentices at Merseyside shipyard Cammell Laird that is facing closure are facing the prospect of having to leave their jobs without a certificate to their names.
At a works council meeting last week, the fate of the 240 apprentices was discussed by the unions, receivers PriceWaterhouseCoopers and Cammell Laird management.
One of the options being considered is government funding of the apprenticeship scheme, said receivers PriceWaterhouse Coopers.
The apprentices, that make up a third of the workforce in Birkenhead, face the prospect of redundancy before having completed their four-year apprenticeship.
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