Co-op commits £70m to deliver 7,000 apprenticeships by 2030

Co-op has pledged £70m to create 7,000 apprenticeships by 2030, in what it says is a major step towards tackling widening skills gaps and boosting social mobility.
The convenience retailer’s Levy Share scheme, launched in 2021, has already unlocked £40m of unused levy funds from large employers and channelled them into more than 3,800 apprenticeships.
Two-thirds of these placements have gone to people living in the UK’s most deprived communities, with strong representatio