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Our drive to create new apprenticeships in the region has been a phenomenal success.
The 500 Apprentices in 100 Days initiative saw a final tally of 1,355 new opportunities - an incredible achievement and testament to the hard work of businesses and training providers across the region.
The Evening Gazette and The Journal have championed the campaign since it launched in January.
Run in association with the National Apprenticeship Service and supported by the North East Chamber of Commerce, the final total is an almost 14-fold increase on the original target.
Smashed within weeks of us starting out, we quickly raised the bar from 100 to 500 apprentices.
The final figure turned out to be so much more.
We'll be celebrating the campaign's success later this week with a special 500 in 100 supplement on Thursday, May 19.
Let's hope this campaign will also leave a lasting legacy for the North-east - showing that apprenticeships are great news for both employees and employers.
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