Boots has become the highest-ranking retailer in RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk’s annual table of the Top 60 Employers for apprenticeships and school leaver programmes.
Based on ratings and voted for by young people already employed on the schemes, Boots came in at fifth place.
The overall winner was financial giant EY which was chosen following reviews from students that measured everything from how valued they feel in a company to how much they earn.
Ollie Sidwell, co-founder of RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk, said: “The Top 60 Employers Table is a great chance to celebrate and reward those companies that are leading the way in this area and really providing opportunities for the next batch of talent, across the UK.”
Sidwell added: “The latest apprenticeship report from IPPR suggests that apprenticeship figures have become heavily skewed towards older workers - as the UK’s voice for student apprentice’s this is shocking. A quota on the number of under-25s on company programmes would help raise the bar, but it shouldn’t be seen as a tick list process.
“Targets could be a good way of ensuring that all school leavers have the opportunity to choose the path that’s right for them. Eventually this broadening of choice could mean that more women and those from ethnic minorities will end up in the boardrooms of the UK’s top companies and everyone can play a part in making this a viable option for young people.”
