Inaugural event will be held on Wednesday, May 15.

A working mum’s dream of becoming a registered nurse is becoming a reality, thanks to a new style of apprenticeship being trialled in the county.

Event was the first awards ceremony for an event launched this year - find out who won here.

Event will coincide with National Apprenticeships Week which runs until Friday.

Premier business awards in the county deadline is this Friday, March 1 - details how to enter are here.

Business group has written to the Government calling on funding for further education to be a priority

A council has been left redfaced a year after it launched a campaign to double apprenticeship numbers as figures show a fall in new starters.

A miniature steam engine was handed over to a town's museum to protect its railway heritage.

An apprenticeship training firm has opened a new engineering centre following a £500,000 investment.

A college group has launched an apprenticeship and professional learning arm covering the east of the county.

Motor retailer Lookers is aiming to hire more than 160 apprentices.

A groundworks and construction apprentice has picked up a national award.

The UK's first watchmaking apprenticeship in a generation should be ready to start by the end of the year after firms secured government funding.

Young people in construction will go on to earn "thousands" more each year after apprenticeships than university graduates, according to research.

Mercedes Benz will be among the businesses offering careers to young people at a new apprenticeship exhibition.

The largest apprenticeship event in the UK will arrive in the county next year for the first time.

Fewer young people are taking apprenticeships because big employers are opting to train their present staff instead, official figures indicate.

A financial advisor has hired a record number of trainees after becoming one of three UK firms to offer new apprenticeships in the profession.

Apprenticeships are more important than ever to fill the gap left behind by EU workers after Brexit, say college leaders.

Pupils leaving school with new-style GCSE grades may have their CVs overlooked because employers are confused by the system, business leaders warned.