Great investment.

Apprentices and their colleagues from Barchester Healthcare and representatives from Help for Heroes took to the water like ducks, and paddled their hearts out to raise as much money as possible during a Thames River Challenge.

Applications for the Apprentice Oyster photocard are now open on the Transport for London (TfL) website. The concession, available to all apprentices over 18, living in London and in the first year of an approved Apprenticeship course, will allow apprentices to get 30 per cent off adult rate Travelcards and Bus & Tram Passes.

The 20 bright young people who gain a place on the first salaried BBC Technology Apprenticeship, as opposed to taking the student loan university student route, will qualify as a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) in Broadcast Engineering at the end of the innovative programme. This will set them up to compete for jobs at the BBC or across the industry.

The National Apprenticeship Service has today launched a new film to encourage more young people to explore the wide range of Apprenticeships available in the financial sector.

Young budding creatives will be given the chance to design and develop a brand new app or game for the National Apprenticeship Service in a unique challenge launched today.

The BBC today announced a new technology and engineering apprentice scheme, the BBC Technology Apprenticeship, to address a critical technology skills shortage in the broadcast sector.

To mark the expansion of 247 Home Rescue, the firm has today announced that it will be recruiting for 60 new Apprenticeship vacancies in 60 days, in locations Bradford & Manchester as part of their continued expansion plans.

Winners from the first ever Apprenticeship Awards in Liverpool City Region hope to continue their success by gaining national recognition for their achievements at the National Apprenticeship Awards 2013.

After two months of tough competition between more than 90 teams from the country’s leading Apprenticeship employers, training providers and colleges, the finalists in the search for the apprentice team of the year have been announced by Skills Minister Matthew Hancock.

2013 marks Aston Martin’s Centenary year, the luxury British sports car maker is embarking on a programme of special events including a school visit to William Morris Sixth Form in Hammersmith to talk with pupils about working in the automotive industry and apprenticeships.