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Plans are already underway to make next year’s National Apprenticeship Week the best yet, and the number of apprenticeship across the country are rising in anticipation of the event.

Greater Manchester Chamber has launched its first Construction Apprentice of the Year Award, the winner of which will be announced at the end of this month.

The flagship Opportunities for All initiative from the Scottish Government has seen an uptick in the amount of apprenticeship opportunities available for young people, Angela Constance, the UK’s Youth Employment Minister, has said.

A young apprentice has called upon businesses across Hartlepool to offer apprenticeships to young people, saving them from a possible life of claiming benefits.

The next series of popular television programme The Apprentice, is to be delayed so that it does not clash with the 2014 World Cup, Lord Sugar has confirmed.

A suggested change in the way in which apprenticeships are funded across the UK has met with a mixed response, with some feeling that younger apprentices may miss out in favour of older apprentices.

The pace of residential construction across the UK rose at its fastest level in nearly a decade, sparking numerous opportunities for young people across the country.

The first phase of the multi-million pound development of the Hereford Enterprise Zone has led to hopes that a range of new apprenticeships will be on offer in the region.

The UK automotive industry has announced that it is to focus more heavily on apprentices across its engineer and technologist workforce, which is good news for young people seeking an opportunity.

Ed Miliband, leader of the Labour Party, has announced a controversial new scheme which could see around 125,000 new apprenticeships created over the course of the next parliament.

The Government has been urged by business leaders to call a halt to delays on construction projects across the country, something which could prove good news for those apprentices looking for work within the sector.

Increasing numbers of apprentices are being recruited by civil engineering contractors, a new report from the Civil Engineering Contractors Association has shown.