Pictured above: (l-r) Cassandra Reeve, Kiya Jacobs, and Chris Hutchins

A Leicester company has welcomed two fresh new faces after launching an apprenticeship scheme. 

Kiya Jacobs and Cassandra Reeve have joined insurance broker Brett and Randall in apprentice positions and will be undertaking training throughout the firm.

The company decided to embark on an apprenticeship programme in conjunction with Leicester College in response to a shortage of qualified people in the insurance sector.

Chris Hutchins, a director at Brett and Randall, who started in the profession as a teenager himself, said: "The overall experience of working with Leicester College was extremely good, they were able to introduce to us some young people with great potential and we aim to take on more apprentices in future.

"There is a skills shortage out there when it comes to Insurance, and that is a problem for a growing business and we have therefore made a proactive decision to invest in growing our own and preparing for the future."

Kiya, a Leicester College student, said: "I'm really pleased to be given this opportunity the training is good and already think it's a great place to work."