Your Apprenticeship Journey

To get started, you’ll need to have a look at the current apprenticeship vacancies we have available with employers. Within the vacancy you learn about where the apprenticeship is based, how much you will be paid and the type of work you will be doing. You can apply for more than one vacancy and your application will be made through our apprenticeship arm – Northern Skills

Once you have applied to one of our apprenticeship vacancies your apprenticeship will be reviewed. If successful our friendly team will in touch to conduct a short telephone interview with you.  You will be called within five working days and asked some basic questions about the role – we always recommend doing some research on the company/ job role before this call so you feel fully prepared and answer with confidence!

Our team will then review your answers and if successful, invite you to a face to face interview!

You will be asked to attend a face to face interview with the Northern Skills recruitment team where you will be given the opportunity to talk more about why you are interested in the role. This is so our team can ensure the apprenticeship is the right match for you as well as talk about any other opportunities that may become available. This is the perfect opportunity to showcase yourself to try to talk about positive experiences that are linked to the job, such as working in a team or problem solving.

Our team will also provide help on populating your CV, further interview techniques and talk you through any next steps.

After successful completion of the first stage interview, our team will forward your CV to the employer and provide feedback to them. We will also share your CV with other prospective employers for any roles we believe are a good match for you and your interests.

After this stage, it is then up to the employer to decide whether they would like to progress with the second stage interview. Throughout this process our friendly team will keep you in the loop and if successful, we will arrange a time for the second stage interview between you and the employer

If you have successfully secured an apprenticeship role our team will contact you to arrange an appropriate start date with your new employer, enrol you onto the apprenticeship programme and advise you of next steps.

If you were not successful, do not worry, our team will continue to share your CV with prospective employers to help you secure your dream apprenticeship!