Apprenticeships

If you work for an organisation looking to take on an apprentice, with training delivered by WAES, you’re in the right place. If you’re looking to become an apprentice yourself, please visit our course page on apprenticeships where you can also view current vacancies.

An apprenticeship is a paid job where the employee learns and gains valuable experiences.

Alongside on-the-job training, apprentices spend at least 20% of their working hours completing classroom-based learning following a blended learning model which leads to a nationally recognised qualification.

We work closely with employers of all sizes throughout Westminster, London and nationally to support them in the recruitment of new apprentices and to upskill or re-skill existing staff.

With many years’ experience in successfully training and preparing apprentices for assessment from a wide range of businesses across a variety of sectors, we consistently receive Good or Excellent reviews from our apprenticeship employer partners on the Government’s apprenticeship service.

If you are interested in taking on an apprentice and want to find out more, please email apprenticeships@waes.ac.uk

Apprenticeship employer partner testimonials

“Working with WAES has been a real pleasure. They support several of our apprentices, with more joining this year. Two apprentices—on the Cultural Learning Participation Officer and Museums and Galleries Technician standards—recently completed their End Point Assessments and, with WAES tutorage and support, both achieved Distinction. Our apprentices are growing in confidence and developing strong sector understanding, supported by WAES’s genuine commitment to heritage and learning and the opportunities they offer to visit cultural sites as a cohort.”

Dave Jones

Early Careers Manager, Historic Royal Palaces

“Working with Westminster Adult Education Service has been an enriching and seamless experience.
Their guidance has strongly supported me in delivering the Library, Information and Archive Services apprenticeship at the BFI Reuben Library and National Archive. Our apprentices bring immense value to our teams and to the BFI as a whole.”

Katie Reddington

Senior Librarian, British Film Institute

“The University of West London Library Service has worked with WAES since 2022 to employ apprentice Library Services Assistants through the Level 3 LIAS programme. Three apprentices have now completed the programme and all secured permanent roles with us with progression opportunities. Their experiences, skills and knowledge, alongside what they have developed during the apprenticeship, mean they make meaningful contributions to improving our service and add value to the support we provide to students, academics and researchers. We see the Level 3 apprenticeship as essential for our Library Service Assistant roles and as a pathway for progression, and we look forward to working with WAES for many years to come.”

Julian Roland

Head of Library Service Delivery, University of West London

“Our experience of working with WAES has been consistently positive and genuinely collaborative.
From the outset, the WAES team has worked with us to understand our business needs to develop the skills required in our workplace. WAES are approachable and their training is well-structured, giving our apprentices a strong foundation to grow within their roles.”