Apprenticeships offer a great opportunity to gain the skills required for a successful career. Students are increasingly turning to apprenticeships especially as they offer a regular wage and won’t leave you in debt. Across the UK the competition to hire top talent is fierce, and there are several organisations that stand out for offering the largest volume of apprenticeships, and a great training framework.
If you are interested in pursuing an apprenticeship the best place to start looking is via the UK Government's apprenticeship search website. This resource allows you to find opportunities in your area, in the sectors you are interested in.
Find out more here: Government's Apprenticeship Search
British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
You can't build this list without mentioning the UK military. Collectively they are the largest deliverer of apprenticeships by volume in the UK. With braces operating across land, air and sea, they are responsible for protecting the nation, but also securing global trade routes, and providing rapid international humanitarian aid. Because of their extensive reach, the military offers tens of thousands of active apprenticeships simultaneously, rather than a single trade. You can work on everything from front line-combat logistics, fighter jet maintenance, cyber security, and military healthcare. You can speak to a representative from one of the branches at one of our UK University Search and Apprenticeship fairs. The schedule can be found here: fair search
Balfour Beatty
Balfour Beatty is an international infrastructure giant that is known for designing, building and financing massive construction assets. Many of the UK highways, rail stations, and skyscrapers that you see are built by Balfour Beatty. They offer very high value apprenticeships in sectors like civil engineering, surveying, and commercial construction management.
You can find out more and apply for an apprenticeship with Balfour Beatty here: Apprenticeship Info
Busy Bees Nurseries
Busy Bees is the largest childcare provider in the UK, with hundreds of early year education centres across the country. Early childhood education and nursery care is vitally important, and Busy Bees offers apprenticeships schemes that train you to be the next generation of nursery practitioners, or childcare managers. This means learning things like education frameworks, and child safeguarding.
To find out more and apply visit: Apprenticeship Info
Network Rail
Network Rail is a household name across the UK, owning, operating and developing Britain's extensive railways infrastructure. This network includes thousands of miles of tracks, bridges, tunnels, and major stations. They have heavily praised engineering apprenticeships, allowing trainees front line access to their network, and hands-on learning experiences with the electrical, mechanical, and signaling systems that keep the system operational for millions of passengers each day.
To find out more and apply visit: Apprenticeship Info
Deloitte
Deloitte is known as one of the biggest global “Big Four” professional services firms. They provide top-tier auditing, tax, consulting, and financial services to big multinational brands and governments. They have a highly competitive program called BrightStart, offering degree apprenticeship which bypasses the university route entirely, dropping trainees directly into corporate projects while paying for their formal accounting or technology qualifications.
To find out more and apply visit: Apprenticeship Info
Mitchells & Butlers
Mitchells & Butlers is the company behind thousands of UK pubs, bars, and restaurants. Brands you may know like Toby Carvery, All Bar One, and Harvester. If you want to work in culinary or business management they offer clear structured progression from kitchen work up to multi-site regional management.
To find out more and apply visit: Apprenticeship Info
Jaguar Land Rover
JLR is a powerhouse of British automotive manufacturing, designing and building some of the world’s most luxurious vehicles. They have a large apprenticeship scheme positioned on the cutting edge of sectors like green energy, advanced automotive engineering, and autonomous driving software. Their apprenticeships are extremely competitive so it's always worth getting on early start on any that become available.
To find out more and apply visit: Apprenticeship Info
