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Apprenticeships

An apprenticeship enables anyone aged 16 and over to learn a profession by learning knowledge and skills in the classroom and gaining practical experience at work. You can see all the subjects we offer apprenticeships in below.

Vacancies (11 found)

Apprentice Hairdresser Level 2
Stone Hair
Starting: 01/09/2025
  • Welcoming clients and checking them in
  • General day to day tidying, sweeping, tea, coffee
  • Washing Hair
  • Preparing clients for stylists
  • Booking client appointments and reception duties
  • Helping and supporting senior stylists and learning with senior stylists.
  • Once confident, you will own your clients with guidance
  • Hardworking
  • Eager to learn
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Location:
Closing date: 31/07/2025
Start date: 01/09/2025
Sector: Hair and beauty
Reference number: 1000303572

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Hairdressing Apprentice
EASTWORTH PLACE LTD
Starting: 02/09/2025
  • Work with Senior Stylist, helping and learning
  • Welcoming Clients to the salon
  • Checking clients into the system
  • Washing Hair
  • Preparing clients for stylist
  • General day to day tidying and cleanliness
  • Making Tea & Coffee for clientele
  • Once confident, having own clients with guidance from Senior Stylist/Owner
  • Must be Hard working
  • Willing to learn
  • Able to use own initiative
  • Good communication skills
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Location:
Closing date: 30/07/2025
Start date: 02/09/2025
Sector: Hair and beauty
Reference number: 1000311023

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Business Administration Level 3 Apprenticeship
SILVERJEN LIMITED
Starting: 01/09/2025

Job Purpose:

Responsible for the organization and co-ordination of office operations, procedures and resources to facilitate organizational effectiveness and efficiency.

Principal responsibilities

  • Scheduling of staff weekly rotas using our rostering software
  • Monitoring of staff schedules
  • Data capturing of audits and preparing monthly reports
  • To deal with incoming and outgoing post and emails, including assisting with the despatch of information
  • Organising staff meetings and taking minutes at such meetings
  • To maintain up-to-date records of staff records and leave administration both in the manual files and on our electronic monitoring system
  • To participate in on-call duties on a rota basis
  • To attend to clients as and when required especially in emergencies
  • Facilitate and coordinate NVQ training for Care Staff
  • Monitoring the call logging system and liaising with staff and care coordinator
  • Answering the phone, maintaining a log of phone calls and taking messages and passing them on to relevant staff members
  • Prepare reports and presentations using Excel and Word, demonstrating strong analytical skills
  • Communicate effectively with team members and clients, fostering positive relationships through excellent customer service
  • Schedule appointments, manage calendars, and coordinate meetings using Outlook
  • Timely dispatching of invoices to clients
  • Following up on all outstanding invoices and providing weekly feedback on all such invoices
  • Recruitment of carers when needed in accordance with company policy and procedures and statutory requirements
  • Arranging, in liaison with the Registered Manager, induction training for all new staff.
  • Raising and filling all payment requisition
  • To maintain and develop procedures and systems to ensure the maintenance of manual and electronic filing systems
  • Organising the office layout and maintaining supplies of stationery and equipment
  • Maintain fixed assets register
  • Maintaining the condition of the office and arranging for necessary repairs if needed
  • Implementing and promoting equality and diversity policy
  • Reviewing and updating Infection Control as well as Health and safety policies and ensuring they are observed
  • Arranging regular testing for electrical equipment and safety devices if needed
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Location:
Closing date: 31/07/2025
Start date: 01/09/2025
Sector: Business and administration
Reference number: 1000313872

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Catering Engineer Apprentice
APEIRON CATERING LTD
Starting: 02/10/2025
  • Install, commission, maintain and repair commercial catering equipment, such as combination ovens, fryers, grills and griddles, cooking ranges, dishwashers, microwave ovens etc. Equipment may be gas or electrical and may involve plumbing and electronic controls. Depending on the work required, they may spend the day at one site or working across a number of venues, working to deadlines.
  • An apprentice will work with a fully qualified engineer to assist them in the day to day jobs and learn how this is done.
  • An apprentice will also assist in the completion of compliance documentation and paperwork on the completion of jobs.
  • Installations involve unpacking and in some cases assembling equipment, connecting in accordance with the equipment manufacturer’s instructions to suitable services (gas, electricity, water and drainage) and commissioning.
  • Where an installation involves the removal of equipment, they disconnect the redundant item, remove it to a safe area for disposal and make safe any services no longer required.
  • On maintenance visits, engineers visually inspect the equipment, check the services for any problems, carry out maintenance tasks as specified by the manufacturer, and test the equipment is functioning as designed.
  • On repair visits, engineers establish the problem from the customer, check the faulty item to confirm the problem, diagnose the fault, adjust or repair or replace faulty components, and test the equipment after repair to ensure that it is working correctly.
  • Engineers are qualified and registered with Gas Safe for the types of appliances they are working on and retain their currency.
  • In your daily work, you will interact with venue personnel, such as chefs, catering managers, facilities managers, managers/owners and kitchen staff. Personnel from equipment manufacturers technical support services, and equipment and spares suppliers’ sales and technical staff. You may also liaise with Environmental Health Officers and other trades personnel, such as builders, electricians etc. Internally, they will interact with company management, office staff and other technicians.
  • Once qualified you will be responsible for planning your schedule and logistics to meet customers’ requirements and location. Reporting to the correct person in the customer’s premises and agreeing the purpose of their visit and managing customer expectations.
  • At all times, presenting a professional image of the company. Engineers largely work on their own and unsupervised – self-managing, however occasionally on maintenance visits to larger kitchens, you may work alongside other Engineers or a Supervisor.
  • You must ensure the quality and accuracy of work carried out, ensuring the health, safety and welfare of self and others - working in line with legislation.
  • You will have the authority to determine action, including the disconnection or isolation of equipment. You are responsible for ensuring that their tools and equipment are fit for purpose and that their vehicle is roadworthy.
  • You will also be responsible for maintaining a stock of spares to an agreed level.
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Location:
Closing date: 01/10/2025
Start date: 02/10/2025
Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
Reference number: 1000317660

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Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
GLENANGELS CHILDCARE LIMITED
Starting: 01/10/2025

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supervise and monitor the safety of children in their care
  • Prepare and organise activities to keep children engaged and stimulated
  • Assist children with daily tasks such as dressing, toileting, and eating
  • Communicate with parents or guardians about their child’s progress and behaviour
  • Maintain a clean and organised environment for the children
  • Administer first aid and medication as needed
  • Ensure that all  policies and procedures are followed to maintain a safe and healthy environment
  • Attend trainings and workshops to stay up-to-date on best practices in child care

Requirements:

  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work well in a team
  • Physical ability to lift and carry children and equipment
  • Certification in CPR and first aid
  • Knowledge of child development and behaviour management techniques
  • Ability to plan and implement age-appropriate activities
  • Experience with diverse populations and cultural sensitivity
  • Ability to maintain a safe and healthy environment for children
  • Commitment to ongoing professional development and learning
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Location:
Closing date: 30/09/2025
Start date: 01/10/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000318098

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Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
ALMNERS (CHILDCARE) LTD
Starting: 01/10/2025
  •  Be fully conversant with Rainbow’s policies, procedures and philosophies, the requirements placed
    upon us by the EYFS, the HSE, Environmental Health, etc, and to always work to them.
  • Proactively care for and educate the children for whom you are responsible.
  • Set a good example all times eg by:
  • Exuding a positive demeanour,
  • Adhering to and promoting our policies and procedures,
  • Having a clean, neat and tidy appearance whilst conforming to our uniform policy,
  • Showing a ‘can do, solution-minded’ attitude,
  • Influencing other staff to also seek improvement and find solutions
  • Promoting Rainbow’s interests and aims,
  • Seeking improvement in all areas
  • Pay great attention to detail.
  • When faced with a challenging interaction be polite but appropriately assertive.
  • Maintain the confidentiality of all and any confidential information that you encounter at Rainbow.
  • Perform designated cleaning duties to a consistently high standard.
  • Ensure that all records are accurate and up-to-date. This includes registers, observations,
    assessments, food control forms, accident records, behaviour records, rotas, cleaning schedules, etc.
  • Helping the business to meet its needs by:
  • Covering for your supervisor/s, sometimes at short notice.
  • Covering in other areas (eg catering, etc) when necessary.
  • Undertaking any other duties deemed appropriate by the business to help ensure that we
    always fulfil our commitments to customers, children, other staff, and our legal responsibilities.
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Location: CHERTSEY
Closing date: 30/09/2025
Start date: 01/10/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000318014

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Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Worcester Park
The Garden House Nursery School
Starting: 01/10/2025
  • Care of children from 0 – 5 years
  • Meal time – support mealtimes and snack time
  • Carry out activities – using interests and children’s next step
  • Sleep time -supports putting children to sleep.
  • Garden activities and support
  • Engaging and interacting with children
  • Tidying and maintaining the environment
  • Nappy changing
  • Cleaning and sterilising
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Location:
Closing date: 30/09/2025
Start date: 01/10/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000318384

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Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship - Kingston
The Garden House Nursery School
Starting: 01/10/2025
  • Care of children from 0 - 5 years
  • Mealtime - support mealtimes and snack time
  • Carry out activities - using interests and children’s next steps
  • Sleep time - support putting children to sleep
  • Garden activities and support
  • Engaging and interacting with children
  • Tidying and maintaining environment
  • Nappy changing
  • Cleaning and sterilising
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Location:
Closing date: 30/09/2025
Start date: 01/10/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000318388

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Electrician Apprenticeship
The Jockey Club
Starting: 08/09/2025

As an Apprentice Electrician, you’ll play an active role in a variety of real-world electrical projects while developing your technical skills.

You will:

  • Support qualified electricians on active job sites
  • Help install, test, and maintain electrical systems
  • Follow all health, safety, and industry regulations
  • Attend regular off-site training or college sessions
  • Maintain tools, equipment, and site organisation
  • Take initiative, ask questions, and keep learning
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Location:
Closing date: 19/06/2025
Start date: 08/09/2025
Sector: Construction and the built environment
Reference number: 1000323303

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Building Services Pipework Installer Apprenticeship
GBE SERVICES LTD
Starting: 22/09/2025
  • Installing, testing, and maintaining large-scale heating and cooling systems in commercial and industrial buildings.
  • Installing and Fabricating Pipework in number of systems
  • Interpreting Drawings - Understand schematics and layouts to determine pipe placement and specifications
  • Working as Part of a team and Independently
  • Working with componants such as Valves, Controls, Pumps
  • Collaborate with other proffesions
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Location: ENGLAND
Closing date: 26/07/2025
Start date: 22/09/2025
Sector: Construction and the built environment
Reference number: 1000323423

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Nescot is open

Step 1

Explore your options

Find out more about our courses on our website. Come to an Open Event and chat to staff and current students, to find out more about what studying at Nescot is like.

Step 2

Apply online

Read the course details to make sure the course is right for you and click to Apply Now. You will need to have an email address to use the applicant portal.

We can accept one full-time (16-18) application. If you apply for an apprenticeship, you can also apply for a full-time course as a back-up plan.

Step 3

Next steps

We’ll check your application to make sure the course is right for you, and we may arrange an interview.

We may also ask for a reference from your school. You can download the reference form here and email or post it to us.

Step 4

The offer

We’ll consider your application carefully and hope to be able to offer you a place. Your offer will be conditional on your GCSE grades. We might offer you an alternative and/or contact you to discuss your options.

Step 5

Accepting the offer

You will need to accept your offer through your applicant portal. You can only accept one offer, so if you’ve applied for more than one course you will need to decline these offers. r through your applicant portal. You can only accept one offer, so if you’ve applied for more than one course you will need to decline these offers.

Step 6

Welcome & induction event

We will invite you to a Welcome and Induction Event, usually in late June. We will be in touch with you to confirm the date.

Step 7

Enrol

We will contact you to invite you to enrol some time between late June and August. Enrolling will confirm your place at Nescot. If your grades from GCSE or other exams aren’t what you hope for, we will offer you a place at an alternative level or help you find a different course.

Step 8

Join Nescot

Term starts in early September. From your first day at the college we will support you to succeed and fulfil your ambitions in education.

Information for Apprentices

An apprenticeship enables anyone aged 16 and over to learn a profession by learning knowledge and skills in the classroom and gaining practical experience at work.


Why do an apprenticeship at Nescot?

Here are a few ideas about what you could enjoy about becoming an apprentice. 

  • Earn while you learn. Like your colleagues, you’ll get paid a wage right from your first day. Like the other students at college, you’ll be getting all the training and help to make sure you get your qualifications. As an apprentice you'll get the best of both worlds. You'll get at least the minimum wage for your age, but many apprentices earn much more. You can find out more about the national minimum wage here 

  • Get the qualifications you need. Apprenticeships are highly focussed on helping you develop and achieve the skills, experience and qualifications employers want you to have. That means the college will also make sure your maths, English and IT skills are up to scratch

  • Learn at your own pace. Another benefit to on-the-job training is that you can take the time to make sure you understand something, and ask for help if you don’t. Your Nescot tutor will also be happy to help if you have any questions about what you’re learning at work.

  • Do a real job. Like your colleagues, you’ll get paid holidays and other benefits such as pension contributions. You’ll be working alongside full-time members of staff so you can get a sense of what the job will be like once you finish your training.

  • Great support. Again, you have the best of both worlds, with your employer and the college working together to help you get the skills and experience you need to gain your qualification.

  • Practical experience. By the time you finish your apprenticeship you’ll not only be qualified to work in the trade, you’ll also have an understanding of your role and your industry you can’t read in a book.

  • Great prospects. One you’ve finished your course you could stay with your company, perhaps with a promotion, or look for a full-time job elsewhere. Our apprentices tell us the practical experience they’ve had helps them stand out from other candidates when they apply for job, and makes them feel more confident too. You could also continue into Higher Education.

  • Transferable skills. Although your apprenticeship will be very focussed on your particular profession, you’ll also learn a lot of skills you’ll find useful in other industries and careers. For example, health and safety requirements, numeracy, time management and an understanding of how different roles and industries work together.
How can I apply for an apprenticeship at Nescot?

If you want to find out more about apprenticeships you can call the Advice and Guidance team on 020 8394 3038 and chat to them over the phone or make an appointment to come in to college and speak to someone in person.

When you’re ready to apply, you can follow the links on your chosen course to apply online. If you need any assistance applying please contact the Advice and Guidance team on the details above.

Once you’ve applied, the Advice and Guidance team will be in touch with you to arrange an interview with the Apprenticeships team where we will also talk to you about whether you have a job, and if you don’t how we can help to find one. You will also be able to talk about your other options, such as studying full-time.

Read the information here for more information about your next steps in applying for an apprenticeship.

Find our latest Apprenticeship job vacancies here


What can I study an apprenticeship in?

An apprenticeship enables anyone aged 16 and over to learn a profession by learning knowledge and skills in the classroom and gaining practical experience at work. Nescot offers apprenticeships in the subjects below.

  • Associate Nursing: Level 5
  • Business Administration: Level 3
  • Carpentry and Joinery: Level 2
  • Customer Service: Level 3
  • Cyber Security Technician: Level 3
  • Cyber Security Technologist: Level 4
  • Data Analyst: Level 4
  • Data Technician: Level 3
  • Digital Marketer: Level 3
  • Early Years Educator: Level 3
  • Electrical: Level 3
  • Gas Engineering Operative: Level 3
  • Healthcare Play Specialist: Level 5
  • Information Communication Technician: Level 3
  • Operations/Departmental Manager: Level 5
  • Plumbing and Heating Natural Gas Route: Level 3
  • Software Developer: Level 4
  • Software Development Technician: Level 3
  • Team Leader/Supervisor: Level 3

Find our latest Apprenticeship job vacancies here

How will Nescot support me during my apprenticeship?

One of the benefits of doing an apprenticeship at Nescot is that you'll get support from both the college and your employer. The college has a dedicated apprenticeship team with staff experienced at helping apprentices and their employers, and they'll visit you at work to help you through the course.

You can expect:

  • A dedicated team to support you through your English, Maths and ICT
  • Highly-qualified tutors
  • Occupational experts and assessors to assess you in the workplace and support you through your whole qualification
  • Dedicated Apprenticeship advisors to provide general support throughout
  • Access to the latest IT software and equipment, and our refurbished Learning Resource Centre

We hope you’ll be very happy while you’re studying on your apprenticeship programme, but if you do have any questions at any point you can speak to your assessor, or contact the apprenticeship team by calling 020 8394 8425 or emailing apprenticeships@nescot.ac.uk

You can find out more about what Nescot does to support students here.

Differences between an Apprenticeship and a full-time course

We are often asked by young people and parents about the differences between an Apprenticeship and a Full-time college course. This page highlights the key differences - and similarities.

How will my apprenticeship be assessed?

An apprenticeship is a framework of qualifications which takes place in the workplace and assesses your ability to undertake specific parts of the job.

An Apprenticeship is usually made up of at least 4 parts:

The competency qualification (NVQ)
This is specific to each course. A college assessor will visit you at work at various points during your course and observe your practical skills, judging you either as 'competent' or 'not competent'. If you are judged as not competent you'll be able to get some more practice before being assessed again.

The knowledge qualification (Technical certificate)
This is an academic assessment of your knowledge, but not all apprenticeships have this component. Assessment method is decided by the awarding body, and could include case studies, projects, practical skills tests and exams. 

Functional Skills (English, Maths and IT)
As part of your apprenticeship you are required to achieve a level of Maths, English and IT to enable you to meet the needs of employers. If you already have qualifications such as GCSEs or AS or A-Levels you may not need to do Functional Skills. Not all apprenticeships need you to have all three Functional Skills. You'll be assessed through online multiple choice exams. 

Employment right and responsibilities
Every apprentice must demonstrate they know and understand the rights of employers and employees under employment law. Teaching will cover topics including health and safety, equality and diversity and other contractual rights.

You may also have to take some sector-specific qualifications, but this will be explained at your interview.

Who pays for an apprenticeship, and what financial help is available?

If you’re aged 16 to 18 you won’t have to pay anything to become an apprentice because the Government will fund your apprenticeship. 

If you’re over 19 your employer will pay a contribution for your apprenticeship.

For more information about our Advanced Learning Loans, for students aged 24 and over, and other types of help available contact our Student Finance team for advice.

As an apprentice, you're legally entitled to earn at least the apprenticeship minimum wage for your age, although some people earn much more.

Photograph of a Nescot student

I’ve only been doing my apprenticeship for a few months, but I can already see a lot of changes to my work and my behaviour. I’ve got a lot more self-confidence and self-belief, and I'm more motivated. The course is helping me to understand the business context around me, and through that knowledge I’ve already been able to start making positive changes for my team and the organisation as a whole. It’s giving me the belief in myself that I can effect change, and that’s powerful.

Photograph of a Nescot student

We love having apprentices, because it’s a great way of continuing to improve our collective skills and expertise. Our apprentices can learn from the expertise of our experienced colleagues, and the whole team benefits from keeping up to date on the latest early years theories and principles. We see apprenticeships as a long-term way of developing staff.
Suzanne Walsh, Operations and Nursery Manager at Nonsuch Park Forest School

Photograph of a Nescot student

We’re really serious about apprenticeships, because we see them as a great way to grow our business. We find that our apprentices are open-minded, full of enthusiasm and ready to learn, and we can teach them our way of doing things right from the beginning.
Nadine, Apprenticeship Coordinator at Pimlico