Insurance, retirement and investment group LV= is extending its apprenticeship programme.

The firm currently has more than 150 employees taking part in its apprenticeship scheme and is planning to take on further staff over the next 12 months.

The apprenticeship scheme takes a year to complete and successful participants are awarded an NVQ level two and a Chartered Institute of Insurance (CII) foundation qualification, equivalent to five good GCSE passes.

LV= is currently recruiting for more than 200 staff. Within six months of joining, new staff can apply to join the apprenticeship scheme.