Vision Express has reported strong demand for a new apprenticeship programme that received 300 optical retail applicants in a first intake.
A winter recruitment phase for the scheme saw 20 placements secured, while further drafts in the coming year will see the business take on 60 more recruits.
Vision Express CEO Jonathan Lawson said: ‘Schemes of this kind are in high demand – impacted by the uncertainty of the UK economy and by an increasing number of young people opting for a skills route over traditional further and higher education.’
Training for the scheme commences next month, a statement confirmed, with the apprentices working towards a Level 2, Intermediate Apprenticeship in Health (Optical Retail), equivalent to five GCSEs.
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