Ensuring that apprentices are being assessed by the same robust standards, wherever and whenever they may be assessed, is important for all parties along the food chain – from apprentice to employer to the sector at large.

Speaking inside one of the UK’s newly developed ‘free schools’, David Cameron discusses the importance of building more free centres of education around the country to ensure that children remain on the path to achieving a successful career.

Mayer Brown has become the first law firm in the City of London to offer legal apprenticeships, which comes as good news to those thinking about pursuing a legal a career who aren’t sure about going to university.

The Press and Journal, Scotland’s oldest daily newspaper, has launched a campaign that aims to encourage local businesses to create 100 apprenticeships in 100 days across the north and north-east of Scotland, making a commitment to take on at least one extra person in 2016.

We all have to start somewhere, don’t we? Believe it or not, some of the world’s most famous people started out as an apprentice. If you’re looking for some career inspiration, discover which four superstars began their career as an apprentice.

According to a new poll, female apprentices earn just £4.82 an hour compared with £5.85 an hour for male apprentices meaning a young woman working 35 hours a week will be £2,000 worse off over the course of a year.