Below is a list of companies that recruit young people every year for apprenticeships or sponsored degrees. Deadlines and start dates vary according to the company. Check individual sites regularly for vacancies.
Accounting, Administration, Business, Finance and Management
Aon Apprenticeship Scheme – A levels required
Barclays Apprenticeship Scheme – GCSEs required.
BDO School Leavers Scheme – A levels required
Boots Advanced Apprenticeship – A levels required
Deloitte School Leavers Programme – A levels required – on-going recruitment
Ernst & Young Accountancy Programme – A levels required
HSBC Apprenticeship Programme – GCSEs required
KPMG Sponsored Degree – A Levels required.
PwC Sponsored Degree – A Levels required.
Tesco Management Training Scheme – A Levels required.
Visa – In accounting, business and technology
Armed Forces
Construction
BEST – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Carillion – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
CITB – Nationwide. Some GCSEs required.
Engineering (Electrical and Mechanical)
Discover Engineering – Link to companies that offer apprenticeships
Balfour Beatty – Engineering
JTL – Electrical, Engineering and Plumbing
BAA – Engineering
Remit – Motor Vehicle Apprenticeships
Royal Mail – Engineering and Vehicle
Arqiva – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Atomic Weapons Establishment – No qualifications specified.
BAA – GCSEs required.
BAM Nuttall Civil Engineering & Surveying – GCSEs required.
BP Trainee Officer Programme – Nationwide. A Levels required.
BT – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
British Gas – Nationwide. 4 GCSEs required.
EDF Energy Apprenticeship – GCSEs required.
E:ON – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
JTL – Nationwide. No qualifications specified but GCSEs preferred.
Laing O’Rourke Advanced Apprenticeship – GCSEs required.
Network Rail Advanced Apprenticeship – GCSEs required.
NG Bailey – Nationwide. GCSEs incl. English/Maths/Science.
National Grid Advanced Apprenticeship – GCSEs required.
Persimmon Homes – Nationwide. 5 GCSEs required.
Remit Motor Mechanics – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Thames Valley Water – 4 GCSEs required.
Virgin Media – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Funeral Care
Co-op – Funeral service apprenticeship
IT
CapGemini – GCSEs or A Levels required
IBM – Nationwide. A Levels required.
Microsoft – Berkshire. GCSEs required.
Microsoft Apprenticeship Films!
Pearson (formerly Zenos) – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Media
ITV Apprenticeships – Opportunities in media and business administration.
Retail/Customer Service
Co-op – Vacancies in legal, HR, food, motors & much more
Superdrug – Applications on-going
Remit – GCSEs required – grades not specified
Sea/Marine
Yachting Apprenticship with UKSA – Applications on-going but deadline for bursaries is the end of April
Travel/Leisure
Hays Travel – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Thomas Cook – Nationwide. GCSEs required.
Thomson – Nationwide. No formal qualifications required.
Other
DHL Nationwide.