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Apprenticeships
Information for job seekers/ school leavers on our apprenticeship offer.
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Being an apprentice is a great way to start your career and gain a recognised qualification while getting paid.
We create apprenticeship opportunities across a variety of different careers. With apprenticeships providing you with foundation experience (level 2) opportunities, through to some that take you to professional qualifications including degrees (level 7), giving you an opportunity to earn while you learn.
Our apprenticeship programme combines work experience, training and a competitive London Living Wage salary. We are always expanding the types of apprenticeships we are looking for, take a look at the ones we’ve been running over the past few years:
- Accountancy and Finance
- Building Services Engineering
- Business Administration
- Customer Service
- Data and Digital
- Education and Early Years
- Human Resources
- Legal
- Marketing and Media
- Procurement
Apprenticeship eligibility – important information
To apply for an apprenticeship with the Council, you must meet national apprenticeship funding rules as well as Council eligibility requirements. This includes having the right to work in the UK and meeting UK residency criteria.
Please note:
- applicants must normally have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least the last three years.
- Time spent in the UK mainly for education, such as on a Student (Tier 4) visa, does not count towards this residency requirement
- individuals who are currently in the UK on a Tier 1, Tier 4 (Student) or Tier 5 visa are not eligible to start an apprenticeship
Eligibility can depend on individual circumstances. We recommend checking the full eligibility requirements on the job advert before applying.
How we can support you
If you’re looking for an apprenticeship, we can help you to:
- find a suitable training provider and employer
- understand your careers options
- create or update your CV
- improve your interview skills
- complete job applications and putting you forward for council apprenticeships
- search for jobs
- providing ‘better-off-in-work’ calculations and benefit advice
If you need our help with your application, you can register for support at our free recruitment service, B&D Works.
Register with Barking and Dagenham Works
Other local apprenticeships
You can find more apprenticeship opportunities and lots of useful information at the Find An Apprenticeship service website and the apprenticeships website. There's a useful apprenticeship guide at GOV.UK and at the National Careers Service.