Apprenticeships combine practical training in a job with study.
As an apprentice you’ll:
be an employee earning a wage and getting holiday pay
work alongside experienced staff
gain job-specific skills
get time for training and study related to your role (at least 20% of your normal working hours)
Apprenticeships take 1 to 5 years to complete depending on their level.
Apprenticeships have equivalent educational levels.
2 / GCSE/ Intermediate Level
3 / A level / Advanced Level
4,5,6 and 7 / Foundation degree and above / Higher Level
6 and 7 / Bachelor’s or master’s degree / Degree Level Apprenticeship
Some apprenticeships may also give you an additional qualification, such as a diploma.
3 top tips for students eg responsibilities / values / CV content
be able to demonstrate strengths with examples
have hobbies and interests to show case further skills
have a proactive attitude towards self/career development
3 top ideas for students
Get as much work experience as possible, apply for apprenticeships alongside uni
Keep an open mind to all of the pathways available
Careers are lifelong learning and can/will change over time
Apprenticeships are open to everyone, and the Apprenticeship Diversity Champions Network (ADCN) is an employer-led network where members come together because they recognise the benefits of growing a more diverse workforce, both for their organisation and their employees – including their apprentices.
More information - https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/employers/diversity-and-inclusion-the-apprenticeship-diversity-champions-network
A brief summary of our plans to be a more sustainable organisation is below and more detail is set out in our environmental policy. We will:
reduce our resource consumption and carbon emissions heading towards net zero by 2050
ensure that our apprenticeship and technical products include sustainability in their knowledge, skills, and behaviours
keep paper consumption to a minimum through digital working and manage the need to travel to/between offices by hybrid working
use public transport as the first option for travel and manage the use of vehicle hire to minimise carbon emissions where possible
continue to include social value in 100% of our procurements.
Recycle, walk or cycle to school
Eat less/no meat