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Few family business owners realise they can take on their sons or daughters as apprentices – but the benefits of doing so can transform lives as well as the bottom line.

Aligra

There’s not much you could teach Wes Seare about recruitment. As Branch Operations Manager of the Aligra recruitment consultancy in Swindon, he devotes his working life to helping others find the right person for the job.

Pearce Platford

Stroud College has helped a local electrical engineering company slash the drop-out rate for its younger employees from 30% to zero.

Crown Estate Farm

They say that a good apprenticeship can take you a long way – and in Will Powell’s case, it’s taking him right to the other side of the world.

Bancrofts Plumbing & Heating

Apprenticeships are a real economic benefit to the plumbing industry as well as a good way of finding out who’s suited to the job, says the head of a Paignton firm.

South Gloucestershire Council

South Gloucestershire Council is hoping to give young people an opportunity to develop their skills and gain valuable work experience by investing in an apprenticeship scheme.

MG Contractors

Every career has to have the right foundations – and Ian James’s are stronger than most because he’s built them himself.

Currys Motors

Daniel Sheppard didn’t just change wheels and head gaskets during his apprenticeship at a Devizes garage. He also changed his life.

Rick & Jill Stein’s Seafood Restaurant

Rick & Jill Stein’s Seafood Restaurant is a firm believer in the benefits of apprenticeships – not least because they improve staff retention.

Bath & North East Somerset Council

Everyone’s a winner when you offer young people apprenticeships, according to a senior figure at Bath & North East Somerset Council.