Platinum-selling pop star Cat Burns has delivered a novel efficiency – in an Amazon fulfilment centre.

To rejoice the tenth yr of its apprenticeship scheme, the retailer staged the gig for workers and apprentices alongside 200 members of careers improvement platform Apprentice Nation.

After speaking about her personal profession journey with host and Capital Radio DJ, Remel London, Cat Burns and her band carried out a dwell set together with her hits Go and People Pleaser.

It comes after analysis of 1,036 mother and father of kids in Years 10-13 discovered 86 % believed an apprenticeship would offer their youngster with a very good probability of getting a everlasting job.

While 82 % suppose an apprenticeship offered good earnings potential. 

Double-platinum-selling Cat Burns mentioned: “It’s been amazing to support young people with Apprentice Nation and celebrate 10 years of Amazon apprenticeships.

“So much of my own journey has been about ‘learning on the job’ and I know how valuable it is to have relatable mentors to offer support along the way.

“This event has shown just how powerful the combination of music and mentorship can be.”

In addition to the live performance, attendees got a tour of the centre, which is supplied with superior Amazon robotics know-how, to expertise a behind the scenes have a look at what occurs after they click on ‘buy’ on the location.

The Apprentice Nation members, aged between 16 and 25, additionally took half in profession improvement actions and a mass mentoring session with Amazon apprentices, workers and trade leaders from Lucozade and Havas, sharing their profession tales and recommendation.

Amazon’s UK nation supervisor, John Boumphrey, mentioned: “We are exceptionally proud to be celebrating 10 years of our apprenticeship programme, providing opportunities for upskilling and retraining for people of all ages, at all stages of their careers. 

“Apprenticeships are key to equipping people with the skills they need to progress in today’s labour market, and we now offer one of the broadest and largest apprenticeship programmes in the UK.”