Together with City & Guilds, the National Apprenticeship Service honoured the top one hundred businesses that employ apprentices at the Skills Show in Birmingham.
Chief Executive of the National Apprenticeship Service, David Way, said: "The breadth and depth of employers on our top 100 list just goes to show the huge impact apprenticeships have on companies of all sizes and the wider UK economy. Apprenticeships are the country's gold standard for vocational training. As part of the new era for apprenticeships, we are introducing measures to ensure there has never been a better time for employers to hire apprentices.
"With more higher level apprenticeships (up to degree level), rigorous new standards for all apprenticeships and new financial incentives for small firms who hire their first apprentices, employers can be confident that apprenticeships will deliver for them."
Chris Jones, Chief Executive and Director General of City & Guilds said: "Apprenticeships are integral to helping us achieve this; they develop the workforce of tomorrow, whilst giving people the skills they need to succeed in employment. To be named a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer is a sign of excellence and these companies should feel incredibly proud of what they've achieved."
And below are those Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, in alphabetical order:
A M Blatch Electrical Contractor
AgustaWestland
Alan Hair Designs
Amey
Astrium
AWE
BAM Nuttall
Barclays Bank
Barlows
Barratt Developments
Belgrade Theatre
Bentley Motors
Berthon Boat Company
Blue Flame (Cornwall)
Britplas
BT
Caffyns
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Found
Caterpillar
Caterpillar Peterlee
Coleman Bradshaw
Cooper and Taylor Hair and Beauty
Coreco
Coventry City Council
Cumbria County Council
DAF Trucks
Dale & Valley Homes
Dale Power Solutions
Damovo
David Youll Hair and Beauty
Doncaster Council
EDF Energy Nuclear Generation
Elements
FCO Services
Fennies Under 5s
Finmeccanica
Finning UK
Ford Motor Company
Forth Engineering - Cumbria
Gelder Group
Goodteeth Dental Surgeries
Harwin
Hays Travel
Hendra Healthcare Ludlow
Hycrome
IBM
Imperial Commercials
Jessup Build Develop
John Cliff Building Services
Josephs Hair Team
KFC
Kwik-Fit
Love Food
MAN Truck & Bus
Matthews Brand Solutions
MBDA Missile Systems
Messier Bugatti Dowty MRO
Morleys Stores
Neopost
NHS Norfolk & Waveney
North Somerset Council
North York Moors National Park Authority
Northumberland County Council
Pailton Engineering
Pearson Engineering Services
Pendennis Shipyard
Persona HR
Plumbs
Power Logistics
Puffins of Exeter
Railcare
Redcar & Cleveland Borough Council
Resource Productions
Rolls-Royce
Royal Navy
Sanctuary Group
Sembcorp Utilities
Serco
SH & EM Electronics
Siemens
Somerset Centre for Integrated Learning
Spicerhaart
Staffordshire County Council
Stockport Council
Tata Steel Europe
Tata Steel
TEC Group International Recruitment
The Chartwell Practice
The Cornwall Foundation of Promise (Fift
The Style Guru
Tideswell Surgery
TMJ Interiors
TW Plumbing & Heating
Uden Sales & Lettings
Unilever
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foun
Vertical Systems
WM Housing Group
Wm Morrison Supermarkets
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
