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.

Clare Vertigen is MD of South West Apprenticeship Company (SWAC) .

SWAC is an apprenticeship training agency (ATA) based in Gloucester. For the last 14 years, it has been supporting applicants into apprenticeships and supporting employers and apprentices.