The event usually takes place in the House of Commons but due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic the event has been moved online. National Apprenticeship Week is an annual celebration of apprenticeships across England and is a time to recognise and applaud apprenticeship success stories across the country.

Gillian Keegan MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Apprenticeships & Skills and Mike Wood MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Beer Group, will host this year’s event.

The online event will involve a round table discussion, where hospitality apprentices will have the opportunity to ask the MPs any questions they have.

Jill Whittaker, senior specialist and managing director of HIT Training, said: “As a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and currently being in the third national lockdown, young people are feeling more side lined than ever.

“The economic fallout has seen their career prospects diminish and negativity and depression loom in a demographic that is full of potential, creativity, and drive.

“However, I am certain that hospitality will not only survive the Covid-19 pandemic, but it will prosper as it rebuilds with first class learning and development programmes, investing in lasting careers.

“We will show that hospitality is a viable, stable career prospect that young people, and indeed people of all ages, can turn to as we emerge from this pandemic.”

According to data from UKHospitality the Covid-19 pandemic has caused more job losses in the hospitality industry than in the retail, wholesale and manufacturing industries combined.