Centrica to hire 1,000 apprentices after years of ‘underrecruiting’

Centrica has unveiled plans to recruit 1,000 apprentices over the next two years after its chief executive admitted the company had “underrecruited” in recent years. The British Gas owner, which currently employs around 20,000 people in the UK, says its new apprentices will become smart energy experts who will install smart meters and provide energy efficiency advice to customers.