It’s GCSE results day on Thursday and school leavers are being directed towards the new traineeships programme which will prepare them for apprenticeship schemes or the world of work.

ICT solutions provider Telindus is working with the National Apprenticeship Service to hire six new apprentices, following on from the success of its previous scheme.

The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), BPP Professional Apprenticeships and PwC have teamed up with some of the world’s largest global companies to develop the first ever degree-level apprenticeship in management accounting in England and Wales.

The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has released a new survey which highly praises apprenticeships.

New figures from the Skills Funding Agency have revealed that the number of short term apprenticeships has fallen significantly.

Leigh Christou believes the greatest staff success stories are from apprentices who have joined the firm from school and worked their way through accountancy study to ultimately achieve professional success.