Going to university and pursuing a degree is not the only option available to bright students. With the significant cost of a degree combined with its potential devaluation, you may want at least to consider your options. There are a number of firms offering very attractive Apprenticeship and School Leaver Programmes. These are well paid and you may find run parallel to many graduate schemes.
They have the attraction of being potentially less competitive at A level entry, therefore gaining you entry into an organisation that you may struggle to secure as a graduate, when the competition is fiercer. You will also be debt free.
In addition most employers will sponsor some sort of relevant qualification, where they will not only pay your tuition fees but also provide you time off to study in the form of day release or full time education. This is whilst also being paid a salary. So you will end up with a respected qualification. Many of the firms are offering degree apprenticeships which means you will be studying for a BSc or a BA.
The majority of the apprenticeships listed on the site are either degree or higher level meaning they require A Levels or equivalent.
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Be aware that most companies employ online tests - both numerical and verbal - in order to select those candidates whose CVs they will review. Its generally a computer marked test. If you don't pass it, your CV will not even be looked at, irrespective of how qualified you might be. It is therefore imperative to practice these tests before you sit the real one, to ensure you can pass them.
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Available Opportunities
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Siemens – Higher and Degree Apprenticeships
SiemensUK Wide -
Unilever – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
UnileverLondon, Kingston, Leatherhead or Port Sunlight, Colworth, Leeds, Norwich, Gloucester -
ICT Power Academy – Engineering Scholarships
ICT Power AcademyUK Wide -
Virgin Media – Apprenticeships
Virgin MediaUK Wide -
TUI – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
TUILuton, Surbiton, Crawley, London, Swansea -
Teledyne e2V- Higher Engineering Apprenticeship
TeledyneChelmsford -
Tata Steel – Apprenticeships
Tata SteelSouth Wales -
Tarmac – Higher Apprenticeships
TarmacUK Wide -
SSE – IT and Engineering Apprenticeships
SSEUK Wide -
Sir Robert McAlpine – Apprenticeships
Sir Robert McAlpineUK Wide -
Severn Trent – Higher & Degree Apprenticeship
Severn TrentCoventry, Warwick -
Sellafield – Degree Apprenticeships
SellafieldSellafield, Risley, Warrington -
Royal Navy – Engineering Apprenticeships
Royal NavyAt sea -
Rolls Royce – Degree Apprenticeships
Rolls RoyceUK Wide ( apprenticeship academy is in Derby) -
Renishaw- Degree & Higher Apprenticeships
RenishawGlouchestershire -
QinetiQ – Apprenticeships
QinetiQBoscombe Down, Salisbury -
PA Consulting – Higher Apprenticeship
PA ConsultingLondon, Cambridge, Manchester, Edinburgh, Belfast -
National Grid – Higher Apprenticeship
National GridUK Wide -
National Nuclear Laboratory – Degree Apprenticeships
National Nuclear LaboratoryPreston and Sellafield -
Mondelez International (Cadbury) – Apprenticeships
MondelezBirmingham, Sheffield, Reading, Uxbridge -
Merchant Navy: Master/Deck and Engineer Officer Apprenticeship
Merchant Navyat sea, uk wide -
MBDA Higher & Degree Apprenticeship
MBDAStevenage, Bolton, Bristol -
Lockheed Martin – Apprenticeships
Lockheed MartinHavant,Ampthill -
Leonardo – Degree Apprenticeships
LeonardoUK Wide -
Laing O’Rouke – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
Laing O'RourkeExeter -
Jaguar Land Rover – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
Jaguar Land RoverWhitley, Gaydon, Coventry -
ICE – Sponsored Civil Engineering Degree
ICEUK Wide -
GSK – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
GSKUK Wide -
GKN – Higher Apprenticeships
GKNUK Wide -
FCO – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
FCOLondon, Milton Keynes -
Uk Electronics Skills Foundation – Student scholarships
Uk Electronic Skills FoundationUK Wide -
Electricity North West – Higher Level Power Engineering Apprenticeship
Electricity North WestNorth West -
Dyson – Engineering Degree
DysonMalmesbury (near Bath) -
BT Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
BTUK Wide -
Brunel University London – Flood and Coastal Engineering Foundation Degree
Brunel University LondonLondon -
Bentley – Apprenticeships
BentleyCrewe -
BAE Systems – Higher and Degree Apprenticeships in Engineering and Business
BAE SystemsBarrow-in -Furness, Guildford, Frimley, Yeovil, Preston, Warton, Portsmouth, Leeds, Glasgow -
Babcock – Apprenticeships
BabcockCavendish -
AWE – higher and degree Apprenticeships
AWEBerkshire -
SNC Lavalin Atkins – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
AtkinsBristol, Birmingham -
Amey – Higher & Degree Engineering and Business Apprenticeships
AmeyUK Wide -
Airbus – Higher & Degree Apprenticeships
AirbusBristol, Broughton, Stevenage -
Aggregate Industries – Higher Apprenticeship in Mineral Products Technology
Aggregate IndustriesDerby -
Aecom – Civil Engineering Degree and Higher Apprenticeships
AecomUK Wide