AMAZON: Amazon to Create 1,500 Apprenticeships in UK in 2022

Amazon plans to hire 1,500 additional apprentices in the United Kingdom in 2022. The internet behemoth announced 40 degree-level apprenticeship programs, including new programs in publishing, commerce, and marketing, as well as a program focusing on environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG).

Amazon says it increased its permanent employment in the United Kingdom by 25,000 in 2021, bringing the total to 70,000. The company had earlier stated that it will generate 10,000 jobs in 2021 and have 55,000 permanent employees by the end of the year.