One of the world’s biggest online retailers has opened up 1,500 new apprenticeships across the United Kingdom

Amazon has unveiled it has opened up 1,500 new apprenticeship positions across the UK across different sectors across its business.

The retailer has revealed that the 40 schemes range from engineering to health and safety and includes more than 200 apprenticeships which are degree level.

Amazon’s business across Britain is huge. It employs more than 70,000 staff in the UK and the retailer says the scheme would help more people get the skills in demand in the job market.

The news comes as BT Group recently announced plans to recruit more than 600 apprentices and graduates for September 2022

The group, one of the UK’s largest private sector apprenticeship employers, said it would recruit for posts in its engineering, customer service, applied research, and cyber-security areas.

The latest recruitment drive for both major companies comes as firms within Britian and the United States report growing problems filling skilled roles. Amazon has also previously offered a signing-on bonus of £1,000 to fill some roles.