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.
19 Plymouth seats up for grabs in May elections
Plymouth won't postpone them
Two WW2 bombs safely removed in Devon
Cordons lifted in Exmouth and Plymouth
New Exeter City winger joins from Sunderland
Timur Tutierov on loan until summer
Plea for help as Devon pubs face crisis
'The trade is hunkering down and hoping for the best'
'Evacuate now' appeal to Exmouth residents who have stayed put
Town's MP calls for people to stay safe
5,000 affected by Exmouth bomb
Nazis hit town between 1941 and 1943
