NATIONAL APPRENTICESHIP WEEK

Kicking off on Monday, National Apprenticeship Week will see events across the country, sponsored by the likes of Amazon, Severn Trent, Pfizer and IBM, highlighting the benefits of this route into work.

You can find out more at nationalapprenticeshipweek.co.uk and check out the 9,863 apprenticeships currently on offer, ranging from financial analysis to business administration. If you are looking to launch a career or retrain then apprenticeships are one of the best ways to start, even if you are not a school leaver.

Whether it is the UK’s largest single employer, the NHS, or small local businesses, bosses need apprentices. Find the right one for you and your future is set.

There are 1,500 different job roles across 170 industries ranging from nuclear to fashion, and from banking to defence. A great place to start is apprenticeships.gov.uk (08000 150 400). You can also check out findajob.dwp.gov.uk, where we found 15,987 apprenticeships. The largest sectors are business, administration and law, with health, public services and care close behind.

And Not Going to Uni (notgoingtouni.co.uk) is listing 3,748 apprenticeships including IT, admin, accounting, childcare and sales.