Take the next step
with an apprenticeship
What's so good about apprenticeships?
Apprenticeships are a fantastic opportunity for you to learn and develop the skills and behaviours necessary to support your career progression.
They’re work based and mix face-to-face visits at your site with remote learning sessions with a dedicated trainer. There’s also access to bite sized e-learning modules accessible 24/7 and on any device.
What are the benefits?
- Apprenticeships are nationally recognised
- Training is delivered at your place of work
- You’ll receive guidance, support and mentoring throughout
- On-the-job training to help develop your skills and career
- You can apply for Apprentice Extra card - which offers discounts at many major retailers
- There is no cost to you
- Gain maths and English qualifications (if needed)
What programmes are available?
Window open for applications the schemes below until 20th September!
- Level 3 Retail Team Leader
- Level 3 Retail Sales Professional*
- Level 3 Retail Management*
- Level 4 Retail Manager
Please check back later for future cohort dates to be released or email: [email protected]
- Level 2 Retail
- Level 2 Retailer*
- Level 2 Hospitality Team Member*
- Level 2 Hospitality Services*
- Level 3 Hospitality
- Level 3 Hospitality Supervisor
- Level 3 Hospitality Supervision and Leadership*
- Level 3 Hospitality Supervision*
All apprenticeships denoted with an * are Frameworks & qualifications, which are delivered in Scotland and Wales.
Some of these Frameworks may not be available in your area. Please contact us using the details at the bottom of this page for further information.
What do apprenticeships look like?
- Apprenticeships take between 12-24 months to complete depending on the level and apprenticeship you take
- You’ll get an introduction and an initial assessment from your trainer who will run through the different modules you will take
- Your trainer will arrange to visit you at your workplace every 4-6 weeks either through a face-to-face visit or a remote session
- You’ll have access to your training through e-learning at anytime on any device
- If you haven’t already achieved maths or English at a certain level our trainer will be able to support you in gaining these qualifications
What are they worth?
Level 2
Equivalent to 5 GCSE passes
Level 3
Equivalent to 2 A-level (or Highers) passes
Level 4
Equivalent to the first year of an undergraduate degree, or a Higher National Certificate (HNC)
Level 5
Equivalent to a foundation degree, or a Higher National Diploma (HND)
Inspiro & JLP work in partnership with Call of the Wild to deliver the behaviours component of Level 3 retail manager, Level 4 retail manager and Level 3 hospitality supervisor apprenticeships.
Call of the Wild is a virtual learning experience:
What will be expected of you?
- Be committed to completing the programme
- Participate in on-the-Job observations and discussions with your trainer
- Off-the-job learning that is done in work time but is not part of your usual day to day activity
- Commit to 2 hours in work learning for every visit/session with your trainer
- Attend all pre-arranged trainer visits/sessions
The Apprenticeship has given me the confidence to progress and the opportunity to build connections.
Who is eligible for an apprenticeship?
England
- No age restriction
- You can't be in any form of government funded education
- You must be a European citizen or have lived in the UK for more than 3 years and have the right to work in the UK
- Must be in a permanent role
- You must be working a minimum of 20 hours per week. If you work less than 30 hours per week the minimum length of programme is increased proportionately
Scotland
- Age 16 to 19 yrs
- Age 20+ requires Partnership approval to proceed due to local funding restrictions
- You can't be in any form of government funded education
- Must be a European citizen
- Must be in a permanent role
- Minimum of 16 hours per week
Wales
- Age 16-65 years for Welsh Government priority areas and qualifications at level 4 and 5. (Priority areas include hospitality and tourism.)
- Non-priority areas we deliver include; Level 2 & Level 3 Business Administration, Customer Service and Retail. Level 2 Team Leading and Hospitality*
- Minimum of 16 hours per week
- Employees can have a degree, HND or HNC if achieved in a different sector for Level 3 qualifications and above.
- The Learner:
- For the non-priority sectors level 2 – 16-24 Or 25+ Within 12 months of commencing role.
- For the non-priority sectors level 3 – 16-24 Or 25+ Within 12 months of commencing role.
- For Level 2 “other sectors” eligibility includes - aged 16-24 or All-age & intending to immediately progress to level 3
- Must not be in any form of government funded education
- Must be a European citizen
- *This criteria does not apply for disabled individuals
Since I have been doing this Apprenticeship, I have been enjoying it more and more and it's got me thinking that I want to do more learning in the future. My Regional Trainer is very helpful and pushes me by giving me invaluable feedback that I use to not only help when it comes to the theme assessments but also day to day.
My apprenticeship gave me a lot of confidence and opened a lot of doors for me at work. It made me think I could apply for a managers role which I did, and successfully secured a position as a team manager.
