Vodafone launches apprentice pilot scheme as part of software engineer drive

UK operator Vodafone has drafted training firm Multiverse to skill up apprentices within 15 months, as part of its drive to add 7000 software engineers to its workforce.
Apparently the 15 month training time represents a 68% reduction compared to how long it would normally take apprentices to be trained up to the junior software engineer level. The pilot programme is being pitched as an alternative to going to university for young people, and starts off with a three-month bootcamp followed by a