You're hired is the phrase that aspiring young entrepreneurs can look forward to with an Apprentice style scheme run by a Fetcham charity.

The Surrey Association for Visual Impairment (SAVI) is running a Surrey Apprentice based on the hit BBC show featuring Sir Alan Sugar.

The scheme, for 16 to 19 year olds, has already been backed by former The Apprentice contestant Debra Barr and Glen Manchester, an entrepreneur and CEO who lives in Dorking.

But the project is the brainchild of Carol Hunt who works as a community fundraiser at SAVI which is based in School Lane, Fetcham.

Mrs Hunt says she was inspired by the programme which draws in millions of viewers every year.

"I wanted to get schools and young people involved with the charity and I thought that it seemed like a good idea because it is something that is in the headlines and will catch people's attention," she said.

Youngsters who sign up to the scheme will be put into teams and need their own kitty of between £10 and £100, which they can reclaim at the end.

Using this money they must then turn a profit and using their business acumen to raise as much money as possible for SAVI.

Mrs Hunt added: "They will have three months to raise as much money for SAVI as they can using the most innovative methods they can think of. Our judges will not only be looking at the bottom line but also at how well the respective teams used their skills, initiative and creativity to make that money."

If that wasn't enough they must produce a detailed portfolio of how they achieved their results which will be looked over by the eagle-eye of Debra Barr – who came third place in last year's series.

Miss Barr said: "I am delighted to be involved with the Surrey Apprentice."

The winning team will be whisked off in a chauffeur driven car to dine at a West End restaurant with Glen Manchester, who is the founder and chief executive of software company Thunderhead.

●For an entry form and information pack visit www.surreywebsight.org.uk/pages/the-surrey-apprentice.