New figures show that there was a rise of more than 13% in new apprenticeships in Devon last year.
7,800 young people began the increasingly popular form of work in 2012.
Employers benefit from a government grant in return for providing a job a training for a 16 to 24 year-old.
Man charged with murder following Bude death
David Botham, 65 will appear at Exeter Magistrates'
The hunt is on for the region’s best home cook
Entries are now open for the Home Cook category
Bin lorry catches fire in Exeter
Firefighters tackling blaze on Magdalen Street
Devon MP calls for action over SEND funding
Minister says funding formula is 'complex'
Fresh hope for Paignton’s ‘school that time forgot’
'The government has been sitting on its hands, and that is not acceptable'
Devon farmers banned from keeping cattle for decade
They have to give up cattle too
