According to ratemyapprenticeship.co.uk, Virgn Media provides the most valuable overall experience for school leavers and was most highly rated by employees. Capgemini, Barclays, Boots and Deloitte were others in the top 10.
As part of an apprenticeship campaign launched by the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and the Skills Funding Agency, the Ministry of Defence is supporting calls to boost the number of apprentices employed across the country.
Michael Walby, Director of Professional Qualification Training at KPMG said: “KPMG welcomes the new Apprenticeship Standards which will provide new and exciting workplace routes into the accountancy profession for people from a wide range of backgrounds."
The apprenticeships will give young people an opportunity to learn more about what the council does whilst contributing to the delivery of an efficient and professional service to the local community.
There are currently sixteen software apprentices at Renishaw, with a further seven starting at the company's South Wales and Gloucestershire locations in September.
MidKent College has been contracted to deliver an apprenticeship programme covering such diverse areas of the business as customer service, cleaning, caretaking, community safety and business administration.
Two award-winning apprentices are urging companies to put their best apprentices forward for a national award after coming up trumps themselves last year.
