The expansion of the retailer’s programme includes over 200 degree-level apprenticeships.
The latest recruitment drive for both companies comes as firms in the UK and the US report growing problems filling skilled roles. Amazon has also previously offered a signing-on bonus of £1,000 to fill some roles.
He added: "We want to be the employer that helps people take their careers to the next level, whether you're just starting your first job or making a career change, in every community that we serve across the UK."Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng, said the announcement is "testament to the strength of the British economy, with GDP back at pre-pandemic levels, employee numbers at record highs and unemployment falling".
Julian David, chief executive of industry group techUK said that increasing numbers of its members were now offering apprenticeships, but added that the plans the government had set out so far were "still leaving people behind as technology innovation is accelerating faster than the pipeline of people available to fill the gaps".
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