A good administrator holds an organisation together
An apprenticeship is a real, paid job. The apprentice works for an employer and trains with us at the same time, and comes out with a nationally recognised qualification and the experience to go with it.
The short answer
Individual employers will set the selection criteria for their apprentices. This is an academic and competency based qualification; good study skills are required along with the ability to work on projects.
The employer sets the real bar, so treat this as a guide. If somebody is close but not quite there, it is still worth the conversation.
Five things change. Everything we teach exists to make one of them happen.
Scoping, planning, resourcing and reporting, and spotting the process that is quietly wasting everyone's time.
Covers project management, continuous improvement, managing change, problem solving, planning and prioritisation
Reports a director will actually read, documents that carry your brand properly, and the confidence to present to a room and handle a difficult stakeholder.
Covers document production, effective communication, presentation skills, meetings and events
How the organisation is structured, how it makes money, and what a budget actually is. Commercial awareness is the difference between processing the invoice and querying it.
Covers organisations, organisational culture, governance, business finance, business continuity
Managing people they do not manage, pushing back professionally, and coaching a colleague rather than doing it for them. This is what turns an administrator into a supervisor.
Covers stakeholder management, working relationships, leadership, coaching, influencing
All apprentices must undertake an independent end-point assessment which is an assessment of the knowledge, skills and behaviours that have been learnt throughout the apprenticeship. The purpose of the assessment is to make sure the apprentice meets the standard set by employers and are fully competent in the occupation.
Work launched in class and completed in the job, building the evidence the assessor will look at.
The employer, the apprentice and the tutor. Half an hour. Progress, targets, and anything getting in the way.
Marked by a tutor who is not theirs, so the feedback is honest and the real thing holds no surprises.
Most of our apprentices carry on, usually with the same employer and usually into a wider role. Which route is right depends on the job being done, so it is worth a conversation rather than a guess.
Not sure what comes after this one? Tell us the role and we'll tell you honestly which of our apprenticeships, higher apprenticeships or university-level courses fits next.
It takes two, an employer and an apprentice. Pick your side.
Recruiting, or formalising the training of someone already in post? Start with a conversation. We'll check the role, sort the funding, and get them enrolled.
Speak to us today 0800 358 7979
Or advertise a vacancy through us and we'll handle the recruitment.
An apprenticeship is a job, so an employer has to take you on before you can start. Already employed in this kind of role? Your manager can put you forward directly.
No vacancy that suits? Register your interest and we'll tell you when one comes up.
