FIFTY Ayrshire apprentices have been invited to tour the home of Kilmarnock Football Club for a business briefing later this month.

The apprentices will also enjoy a buffet lunch at the event organised by the Incorporated Trades of Irvine and held in the Park Hotel on Friday, April 26.

All finalists in last year’s Apprentice of the Year Awards, the young guests will gather in the hotel next to the stadium to help launch the 2019 contest.

The awards have grown in stature since Irvine Trades decided three years ago to extend the catchment area to the whole of Ayrshire.

FIFTY Ayrshire apprentices have been invited to tour the home of Kilmarnock Football Club for a business briefing later this month.

The apprentices will also enjoy a buffet lunch at the event organised by the Incorporated Trades of Irvine and held in the Park Hotel on Friday, April 26.

All finalists in last year’s Apprentice of the Year Awards, the young guests will gather in the hotel next to the stadium to help launch the 2019 contest.

The awards have grown in stature since Irvine Trades decided three years ago to extend the catchment area to the whole of Ayrshire.

The winning apprentice receives a prestigious trophy and £1,000. The second-placed apprentice receives £500 and the third-placed apprentice receives £250. Proceeds from the gala dinner on Friday, September 6 will be distributed to Ayrshire charities.