Local businesses embrace Apprenticeships

Sir Nick Harvey to launch Apprenticeship Showcase event: photo opportunityPRESS RELEASE                           24 February 2014 More people in North Devon and Torridge started an Apprenticeship programme than the rest of the South West, according to figures published in The Northern Devon Skills Report. Over the past three years, the number of people taking on apprentices in the area has grown by 15% and small businesses are responsible for much of this growth. Of the 1395 apprentices that started last year more than half were with small employers, some taking on their first