Yesterday thousands of students received their GCSE results. Off the back of this, Asda has reported that they have received some 4,000 applications to train for GCSE and A Level equivalent qualifications over the last three months.

This is an impressive 50% increase in new applications year-on-year for apprenticeships across the industry. Young people are clearly looking for alternate routes to training and developing careers after leaving school.

ASDA has had about 500 school leavers (16 to18 years old) signed up for the Asda Skills Academy since its launch in June 2011.

The programme was developed with City and Guilds and was launched by Asda CEO Andy Clarke as part of the retailer’s commitment to providing recognised qualifications for young people in its stores.

FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods) jobs are available to apply for on the Simply Sales Jobs website.

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Apple has secured an injunction which effectively bans the sale of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. The temporary ban was issued by the Regional Court of Dusseldorf, prohibiting sales or marketing of the product in all countries except Holland.

The court ruled that elements of the iPad 2 had been copied in an infringement of Apple’s intellectual property rights.

Apple said: “It’s no coincidence that Samsung’s latest products look a lot like the iPhone and iPad. This kind of blatant copying is wrong.”

Samsung declined to comment on the case.

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