Employers in the South West are increasingly looking to apprenticeships to attract diverse, talented young people to their business, new research shows.
The latest Business Outlook Tracker survey by Grant Thornton UK LLP reveals that every South West business leader who responded said that they currently hire young people who have completed their A-Levels (or equivalent exams) into apprenticeship roles.
Three quarters (75%) of respondents said that they hire more school leavers in their business now than before the pandemic and 70% agree that hiring school leavers is as important to their business as hiring university graduates.
