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.

Matt Ryder is a mechanical engineer apprentice at Renishaw in Wotton-under-Edge.

Matt has been with the company for 3.5 years. He started out as a Level 3 apprentice at the age of 16 and is and now working on a Level 6 (degree) apprenticeship.

Renishaw is a global precision engineering company, with sites across the world, carrying out design, manufacture and research and development, in sectors including transport, agriculture, electronics and healthcare.

See and apply for Renishaw apprenticeships here: www.renishaw.com/apprenticeships.