13,600 apprenticeships pledged

More than 13,600 training places have been pledged by firms across the country to mark National Apprenticeship Week.

The number of apprenticeships have ranged to just one in smaller companies, to hundreds in larger organisations including British Airways and the Co-operative Group.

As preparations were made for the Cheltenham Gold Cup, Ladbrokes announced that it will recruit at least 200 apprentices in South Yorkshire, London and Scotland...READ MORE