To mark National Apprenticeship Week (February 6-12), Punchline-Gloucester.com has been talking to apprentices and people who work with apprentices from around the county.

Brad Hodgson is a business admin apprentice at Gloucestershire County Council, working at the Employment & Skills Hub. He has been with the council since October 2022.

Brad did a media studies course at college and was working as a hotel receptionist at the same time. He felt an apprenticeship, combining work with learning, would be a better option for him than university.