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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 (8 found)

Level 3 Early Years Educator Apprenticeship
GLENANGELS CHILDCARE LIMITED
Starting: 24/04/2025

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Supervise and monitor the safety of children in their care
  • Prepare and organize 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 organized 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: 04/04/2025
Start date: 24/04/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000298635

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Apprentice Office Administrator
SWITCHED ON LONDON LTD
Starting: 24/03/2025

Job Scheduling and Allocation

  • Schedule and allocate work requests based on team members' skills, ensuring the most suitable person is assigned to each task.
  • Monitor job progress to ensure tasks are completed in a timely and efficient manner.

Job Tracking and Reporting:

  • Utilise reporting tools to track outstanding jobs and follow up to ensure they are completed promptly.
  • Take appropriate action to resolve any delays or issues that may arise during job completion.

Customer Inquiries and Communication:

  • Handle incoming phone inquiries with professionalism, providing clear and accurate information to customers.
  • Conduct follow-up calls to ensure customer satisfaction and address any issues or concerns.

Invoice Management:

  • Prepare and issue initial invoices for services rendered, ensuring accuracy and timely delivery to clients.
  • Assist with processing payment inquiries and liaising with clients on outstanding balances.

Quotation Follow-ups and New Business:

  • Follow up on outstanding quotations to ensure job bookings are confirmed and secured.
  • Assist in generating new business by effectively communicating the benefits of our services to potential clients.

Key Management and Security:

  • Manage and securely oversee the key tagging system, ensuring accurate records are kept and that keys are handled responsibly.

 

Supplier and Contractor Communication:

  • Act as a liaison between internal departments, contractors, and suppliers to ensure all operational needs are met.
  • Source and order necessary parts, following company purchasing procedures and guidelines.

Operational Support and Other Duties:

  • Provide general administrative support to ensure the smooth running of the office.
  • Assist with any other reasonable duties as required by the Office Manager or Directors.

Reporting and Feedback:

  • Report on various office activities, job progress, and any issues that require attention, providing regular updates to the Office Manager.
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Location:
Closing date: 28/02/2025
Start date: 24/03/2025
Sector: Business and administration
Reference number: 1000300067

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Apprentice Office Administrator
A1 PLUMBING AND HEATING (LONDON) LTD
Starting: 24/03/2025

Main Duties:
Your main duties will include:
- Carrying out requests from management as needed
- Manage engineer schedules
- Create and follow up on estimates
- Answering emails
- Answering phone calls and transferring them as necessary
- Booking in jobs
- Create invoices and take payments
- Everyday administration tasks
Experience of using Excel, Microsoft and Outlook is preferred, but not essential as training can be given

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Location:
Closing date: 28/02/2025
Start date: 24/03/2025
Sector: Business and administration
Reference number: 1000300665

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Early Years Apprenticeship Level 3 at Chiltern Nurseries Ltd
CHILTERN NURSERIES LTD
Starting: 12/03/2025
  • To provide high quality care and education for all children within our settings
  • To learn the planning format supporting children’s development, including children’s interests and next steps and contribute to these plans
  • Carry out planned activities with groups of children with early years workers to help support and guide
  • To follow nursery routines and activities, offering attention and support to all children
  • To have a small group of key children and be responsible for tracking their development with the support of the room leader and team
  • To observe and record children’s development contributing to their learning journey
  • To use your initiative supporting the environment and activity ideas to create excitement and awe for the children
  • Actively promote each child’s self-esteem
  • Awareness of the duty to safeguard all children within our care
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Location:
Closing date: 11/03/2025
Start date: 12/03/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000302806

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Early Years Apprenticeship Level 3 at Chiltern Nurseries Ltd
CHILTERN NURSERIES LTD
Starting: 12/03/2025
  • To provide high quality care and education for all children within our settings.
  • To learn the planning format supporting children’s development, including children’s interests and next steps and contribute to these plans.
  • Carry out planned activities with groups of children with early years workers to help support and guide.
  • To follow nursery routines and activities, offering attention and support to all children.
  • To have a small group of key children and be responsible for tracking their development with the support of the room leader and team.
  • To observe and record children’s development contributing to their learning journey.
  • To use your initiative supporting the environment and activity ideas to create excitement and awe for the children.
  • Actively promote each child’s self-esteem.
  • Awareness of the duty to safeguard all children within our care.
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Location:
Closing date: 11/03/2025
Start date: 12/03/2025
Sector: Education and early years
Reference number: 1000302807

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Digital Support Technician: Level 3 Apprenticeship
FORFRONT LIMITED
Starting: 01/05/2025
  • Assist clients with platform-related issues, including campaign setup, automation, and integrations. 
  • Troubleshoot user-reported bugs, escalating complex issues to senior support or development teams. 
  • Provide first-line support via email, chat, or ticketing systems. 
  • Log, track, and prioritise technical issues using an internal ticketing system. 
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure timely resolution of bugs and outages. 
  • Create and update knowledge base articles, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides for clients. 
  • Assist in onboarding new customers by guiding them through platform features and best practices. 
  • Support data integrity efforts by helping customers with reporting, analytics, and GDPR compliance. 
  • Ensure proper handling of API integrations and third-party software connections. 
  • Work closely with marketing, product, and sales teams to ensure a seamless customer experience. 
  • Provide insights from support interactions to improve product development and customer engagement. 
  • Stay updated on SaaS trends, marketing automation, and customer engagement strategies. 
  • Suggest process improvements to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction. 
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Location: SURREY
Closing date: 30/04/2025
Start date: 01/05/2025
Sector: Digital
Reference number: 1000303609

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Digital Marketer Apprentice
FORFRONT LIMITED
Starting: 01/05/2025
  • Support clients with the setup and execution of email marketing campaigns
  • Use marketing automation tools to segment audiences and personalise outreach
  • Assist clients with platform-related issues
  • Troubleshoot user-reported bugs, escalating complex issues to senior support or development teams
  • Provide first-line support via email, chat, or ticketing systems
  • Log, track, and prioritise technical issues using an internal ticketing system.
  • Collaborate with product and engineering teams to ensure timely resolution of bugs and outages
  • Create and update knowledge base articles, FAQs, and troubleshooting guides for clients
  • Assist in onboarding new customers by guiding them through platform features and best practices
  • Support data integrity efforts by helping customers with reporting analytics, and GDPR compliance
  • Ensure proper handling of API integrations and third-party software connections
  • Work closely with marketing, product, and sales teams to ensure a seamless customer experience
  • Provide insights from support interactions to improve product development and customer engagement
  • Stay updated on SaaS trends, marketing automation, and customer engagement strategies
  • Suggest process improvements to enhance efficiency and customer satisfaction
  • Passionate about Digital Marketing – Enthusiastic about SaaS, marketing automation, and customer engagement
  • Creative & Analytical Thinker – Ability to generate engaging content while using data to optimise performance
  • Strong Communication Skills – Excellent written and verbal skills for content creation, social media, and email marketing.
  • Detail-Oriented & Organised – Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines and maintain accuracy in marketing campaigns. 
    Tech-Savvy & Willing to Learn – Comfortable using digital tools, eager to develop expertise in SaaS marketing platforms. 
    Team Player – Able to collaborate effectively with marketing, sales, and product teams
  • Understanding of Digital Marketing Basics – social media, email marketing, and content marketing
  • Social Media – Awareness of organic and paid strategies on LinkedIn, Twitter, and Google Ads
    Data Analysis & Reporting – Ability to interpret campaign metrics and suggest improvements
  • Basic HTML & Design (Desirable) – Familiarity with Adobe, or basic coding for email templates is a plus 
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Location: SURREY
Closing date: 30/04/2025
Start date: 01/05/2025
Sector: Sales, marketing and procurement
Reference number: 1000303607

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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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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