LONDON, July 17, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fo me app e tice a d TV sta Steph McGove is set to host the UK’s fi st
The ew i itiative, powe ed by the fo me Secto Skills Cou cil
Teagle, a hugely successful ag icultu al machi e y compa y i T u o, has bee selected to host the atio al celeb atio , which is to be st eamed a d televised live.
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A ece t i te im epo t f om fo me Mi iste Ala Milbu highlighted the plight of mo e tha a millio NEET’s (those ot i employme t, educatio o t ai i g), who have bee cast ad ift i mode B itai .
Steph, who was a App e tice E gi ee at Black+Decke o Teesside, is set to host the p oceedi gs with a live televised eve t which will i co po ate celeb atio s f om wo kplaces a d colleges ac oss devolved atio s a d egio s.
“This is b illia t ews a d lo g ove due,”
“I’ve bee ba gi g o fo yea s about the eed to celeb ate vocatio al qualificatio s i the same way we do pu ely academic success sto ies. Let’s face it, vocatio al lea e s a e the lifeblood of ou cou t y a d yet have bee left i the shadows.
“We wa t to make su e that this cha ges a d these b illia t people get to celeb ate i style.”
The p og amme, a special editio of the hit podcast Steph o Skills: Powe ed by E gi uity, goes live o Thu sday 6 August 2026, st eamed live o YouTube a d social platfo ms at 10.00 a d will be fed to ews etwo ks.
The p og amme will featu e you g lea e s f om ac oss the cou t y, employe s, educato s a d gove me t leade s.
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