Explore a range of fantastic apprenticeship opportunities in Wales
IF YOU’RE KEEN TO GAIN INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE IN A REAL-LIFE ENVIRONMENT WHILST EARNING, AN APPRENTICESHIP COULD BE JUST THE PATH FOR YOU
WHETHER you’ve recently left school and are looking to make your first step into work, or are looking for a career change, becoming an apprentice is a genius decision.
You can gain qualifications, practical experience, and the skills that employers want as you learn from industry professionals, all while being financially independent by earning a wage.
To mark Apprenticeship Week, here are some great apprenticeship opportunities available across Wales at the moment.
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
As one of the fastest-growing industries in the world, an apprenticeship in the digital technology sector allows you to start a career in an industry that’s shaping and transforming so many areas of our lives.
Choose from a range of different pathways and job opportunities including coding, IT, and cyber to name a few.
Why not try a Level 6 Digital Degree Apprenticeship which allows you to study for a fully funded degree while earning a wage?
There’s currently a vacancy for a trainee software engineer at Deloitte https://findanapprenticeship. service.gov.wales/findapprenticeship/trainee-softwareengineer-it-business-servicesbusiness-application-central to find out more.
GREEN INDUSTRIES
If you love working outdoors and are passionate about the planet, an apprenticeship in environmental conservation, agriculture, or horticulture means you can have a positive impact on the environment.
By choosing an apprenticeship in the thriving green industry, you’ll learn fundamental skills through hands-on experience, all while being mentored by industry professionals.
Gwynfor Jones, an environmental consultant from Welcome to Our Woods, always had a passion for nature and the environment, so when an apprenticeship in Environmental Conservation came up, he jumped at the opportunity.
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE
Working in a role in the health and social care sector can be really rewarding. You become the lifeline your community needs and can make a huge difference to people’s lives.
An apprenticeship in health and social care is the perfect first step toward a fulfilling career, as you’ll earn a salary and gain on-the-job experience from day one.
Chloe Patterson works as a daytime support social worker after completing her Level 2 and Level 3 apprenticeships in Health and Social Care. After finishing school, she knew further education wasn’t the right pathway for her, she chose an apprenticeship in order to gain practical experience as well as get qualified.
You can read Chloe’s story here https://www.walesonline.co.uk/ special-features/welshapprentices-helping-tacklestaff-22831906
ENGINEERING AND MANUFACTURING
Are you a hands-on learner? An apprenticeship in the engineering and manufacturing industry means you can learn the tricks of the trade on the job. Secure yourself a paid job and gain practical experience, ensuring you have the skills needed for a successful and rewarding career.
From electrical engineering to metal processing, apprenticeships in this industry are available in a range of job roles at companies across Wales.
Emily Owens became an engineering apprentice at Openreach after finishing a biology degree at university and deciding she wanted to move into the engineering industry. After finding her new role via the Apprenticeship Vacancy Service, she applied straight away and has never looked back.
There’s a vacancy for a civil engineering apprenticeship with global engineering consultancy Pell Frischmann - visit the https://findanapprenticeship.service. gov.wales/find-apprenticeship/ civil-engineering-apprentice-3 to find out more.
LIFE SCIENCES
Life sciences cover a range of industries centred around the research and development of living things. There are a variety of apprenticeships available in the life sciences, including life science technicians, chemical science technicians, and food science technicians.
An apprenticeship in this industry is the perfect way to gain hands-on experience for your CV while studying towards a qualification that will be valued by employers.
CONSTRUCTION
From bricklaying to quantity surveying and architecture, an apprenticeship can help you start your career in a wide variety of roles in the construction industry.
Construction apprenticeships are a highly valued route into the sector, enabling you to work towards industry-recognised qualifications while learning from employees with years of experience in the industry.
There’s a vacancy available for a quantity surveyor degree apprenticeship at Balfour Beatty - visit https://www.balfourbeattycareers.com/ job-detail?detail=bbuk03140-degreeapprentice-quantity-surveyor-2023cardiff-level-6 for more information.
UNIQUE OPPORTUNITIES
As well as opportunities in well-known sectors, did you know you can also do an apprenticeship in a wide range of unique roles?
If you’re interested in a career with animals, you could become a real-life horse whisperer with an equine apprenticeship, or if you think you’re a master chef in the making, why not try your hand at a pastry chef apprenticeship?
To explore what apprenticeship opportunities are currently available in Wales, visit https://findanapprenticeship. service.gov.wales/