Apprenticeships
Are you looking to become an Apprentice? View our current apprenticeship vacancies below.
If you’re interested in taking on an apprentice for your organisation, have a look at our Apprenticeships partner page.
What is an apprenticeship?
An apprenticeship is a job where you earn while you learn. You will gain experience and work towards a qualification at the same time. As you are an employee, you will have a contract of employment and holiday leave. It can take between one and four years to complete an apprenticeship depending on which apprenticeship you are on.
Benefits of an apprenticeship
- It allows you to learn and train for a specific job
- You will get paid, receive holiday leave and other benefits
- You get hands-on, relevant work experience in your chosen sector
- You are able to study for at least 20% of your working hours – usually at a college, university or with a training provider.
Eligibility requirements
To start an apprenticeship, you’ll need to:
- Be aged 16 or over;
- Live in England;
- Have the Right to Work in the UK;
- Not be in full-time education.
The requirement for all apprentices to have Level 2 Functional Skills (GCSE grade C or above) Maths and English was recently removed for adult apprentices (19+) from February 2025, making it an optional requirement based on employer and apprentice needs.
Apprenticeships we offer at WAES
Please note that we will not be delivering the Level 7 Archivist and Records Manager apprenticeship from January 2026 onwards as the funding for Level 7 apprenticeships has been withdrawn. We have now recruited our final cohort now for 2025 and are not taking any more apprenticeships for this standard.
How to apply
In order to undertake an apprenticeship, you first must apply for and secure an apprenticeship position. If we are advertising on behalf of employers, you can see current opportunities below. If you are interested, you must apply directly to the organisation by following the job vacancy advert.
You can search for more apprenticeship opportunities here: https://www.apprenticeships.gov.uk/apprentices/browse-apprenticeships
Please email apprenticeships@waes.ac.uk for more information.
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Current Apprenticeship Vacancies
We currently have no live apprenticeship vacancies.
