Apprenticeships have changed a lot over the past few years with many now offering a fantastic way to start a career. Apprenticeships used to be heavily aligned with trades and skills associated with a career in a trade but today there are plenty of opportunities to undertake apprenticeships in fields as diverse as marketing, human resources and finance too.

Family firms are the engine room of the UK economy and provide significant opportunities by way of apprenticeships too. Family Business United, the award winning magazine and resource centre for family firms across the UK has just announced the start of the search for the top family business apprentice employers across the UK for 2023.

If you employ more than 5 apprentices then enter for free today and see where you stand in the rankings. Further information and entry can be made here

Family businesses are innovative and entrepreneurial and it is great to see so many providing apprenticeships within their organisations. The inaugural report clearly demonstrated the commitment of family firms to invest in the next generation of their staff and that there are a significant number of apprenticeship opportunities within the family business sector.

"We look forward to seeing how things have developed over the past year and to identifying the UK’s leading family businesses when it comes to employing apprentices this year."