National Apprenticeship Week 2022
THIS EVENT IS NOW OVER – IT HAS BEEN LEFT ON OUR SITE FOR REFERENCE SO THAT YOU WILL HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT IN 2023.
What virtual work experience opportunities were available last year:
| Time | What is it? (click for link to book your place) | Organiser | Closing Date |
| 8.30am-9.00am | RAF Apprenticeships (including science, IT and more) | Royal Air Force | None |
| 10am-2.30pm | NextGen Nurse: Starting as a Healthcare support worker | NHS | 31 Jan |
| 9.30-10.30am | Aveva Apprenticeships (includes a long list!) | Aveva | 25 Jan |
| 9.30-10.30am | Introduction to Construction | Morgan Sindell | 23 Jan |
| 11am-12pm | NEW Apprenticeships at IBM (IT) (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) |
IBM | Closes when full |
| 12-2pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| 1-2pm | NEW Careers at the Financial Conduct Authority (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | FCA | Closes when full |
| 1-2pm | What is an apprentice? Where to search and how to stand out. | The Growth Company | None |
| 1.30-2pm | NEW Welcome to the world of apprenticeships – introduction and compare to university | Workpays | None |
| 1.30-2.30 | Introduction to Construction | Morgan Sindell | 23 Jan |
| 1.30-4.30pm | NEW Adult Nursing Pathways with the NHS (Teams meeting invitation) | NHS | None |
| 3-4pm | NEW Careers at Arcadis – design and engineering (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | Arcadis | None |
| 6-7pm | Introduction to Construction | Morgan Sindell | 23 Jan |
| 4-5.30pm | CV and Interview Workshop | Tesco | 19 Jan |
| 5.30-7pm | Insight into Accountancy Careers | FAR Accountant Training | 28 Jan |
| 6-7pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| Time | What is it? Click for link to book your place. | Organiser | Closing Date |
| 12.30-1.30pm | This is TWO sessions on both days! Step into insurance: learn about Insurance Careers | White Bear Group | 21 Jan |
| Time | What is it? Click for link to book your place. | Organiser | Closing Date |
| 9-10am | NEW: think Career, think rail! – project management, IT, engineering, office-based (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | Routes into Rail | None |
| 9.30-10.30am | Meet the Trade Apprentices | Morgan Sindell | 22 Jan |
| 9.30-11am | CV and Interview Workshop | Kameo Recruitment | 21 Jan |
| 9.45-10.15am | Apprenticeships – where can they take you? | Founders 4 Schools | Closes when full |
| 10-11.30am | Get into a career in personal finance | My Personal Finance Skills | 21 Jan |
| 11-11.30am | I’m an apprentice – you could be one too | Founders 4 Schools | Closes when full |
| 12-2pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| 12.30-1pm | Apprenticeships for Sustainability (focus on energy and the environment) | Founders 4 Schools | Closes when full |
| 1.30-2.30pm | Meet the Trade Apprentices | Morgan Sindell | 22 Jan |
| 2-2.30pm | Apprenticeships in Maths -where could they take you? | Founders 4 Schools | Closes when full |
| 3.30-4.30pm | Victrex Apprenticeship Insight (engineering) | Victrex | 21 Jan |
| 4-5pm | National Nuclear Laboratory (includes science, IT, engineering, business) | NNL | 21 Jan |
| 4-5.30pm | SSE Apprenticeships (includes environmental, accounting, finance, engineering) | SSE | 21 Jan |
| 4-6pm | Gatwick Airport Apprenticeships (Engineering and aerospace) | Gatwick | 31 Jan |
| 6-7pm | Meet the Trade Apprentices | Morgan Sindell | 22 Jan |
| 6-7pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| Time | What is it? Click for link to book your place. | Organiser | Closing Date |
| 9-12.30pm | NHS careers – clinical and non-clinical | NHS | 26 Jan |
| 9.30-10.30am | Meet the Technical Apprentices | Morgan Sindell | 24 Jan |
| 10-2.30pm | Nursing Insight Day | NHS | 3 Feb |
| 10-2pm | Communications designer, social media expert or marketing analyst | DMA Talent | 31 Jan |
| 10.40-11am | NEW Apprenticeships within the Intelligence Sector (part of UCAS Discover) | MI5 MI6 and GCHQ | None |
| 10-6pm | UCAS Discover Apprenticeships Day (exact timetable tba, but includes MI5, GCHQ, British Airways, Dyson Institute of Engineering, PwC, Rolls-Royce, Sky and more) CLICK THIS! | UCAS | NONE |
| 11-12pm | NEW Ministry of Defence (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | Ministry of Defence | None |
| 11.30-11.50 am | NEW An Insight into PwC and our opportunities (part of UCAS Discover) | PwC | None |
| 12-2pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| 12.10-12.30pm | NEW Apprenticeships – what are they and what are my options? (part of UCAS Discover) | UCAS | None |
| 1-2pm | Higher and Degree Apprenticeships | Hellermann Tyton and BAM | None |
| 1.30-2.30pm | Meet the Technical Apprentices | Morgan Sindell | 24 Jan |
| 1.40-2pm | NEW What two top employers look for in an apprentice (part of UCAS Discover) | Capgemini and JLR | None |
| 2-3pm | Apprentices in the legal sector | HCC | 21 Jan |
| 3-4pm | NEW National Nuclear Laboratory (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | NNL | None |
| 3.10-3.30pm | NEW Discover the unexpected: being an apprentice at Experian (part of UCAS Discover) | Experian | None |
| 3.30-4.30pm | Q&A with civil engineering apprentices | Institute of Civil Engineers | None |
| 4-5pm | NEW IBM Apprenticeships Live | IBM | First come first served |
| 4-5pm | Apprentices in food manufacturing | Kepak | 21 Jan |
| 5-6.30pm | NEW What is it like being a medical student? | Brighton and Sussex Medical School | None |
| 5.20-5.40pm | NEW Real-life apprenticeship stories (part of UCAS Discover) | Sky and National Grid | None |
| 6-7pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| 6-7pm | Meet the Technical Apprentices | Morgan Sindell | 24 Jan |
| 6.30-7.30pm | Royal Navy Apprenticeships | Royal Navy | Open |
| 7-8pm | NEW Interview with a data analyst. This event will be on NGTU’s Instagram Live | Not Going to Uni | None |
| Time | What is it? Click for link to book your place. | Organiser | Closing Date |
| 9.30-10.30am | What you need to know about applying for apprenticeships | Morgan Sindell | 24 Jan |
| 10-11am | NEW Apprenticeship recruitment and vacancies – where to start? (Zoom invitation) | gov.uk | first come first served |
| 11-12pm | NEW Degree Apprenticeships at Amazon (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | Amazon | None |
| 12-2pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| 1-2pm | NEW Laing O’Rourke (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | Laing O’Rourke | None |
| 1.30-2.30pm | What you need to know about applying for apprenticeships | Morgan Sindell | 24 Jan |
| 3-4pm | NEW How to win an apprenticeship at Bloomberg (engineering, finance, media and design and more) (click ‘book’ then find the ‘register’ button) | Bloomberg | None |
| 3.30-4.30pm | Accountancy Apprenticeships Mythbusting | ICAEW | 21 Jan |
| 3.30-4.30pm | Regenda Homes (including recruitment, IT, HR, Finance, Digital, Design, Business, Community and more) | Regenda Homes | 21 Jan |
| 4-5pm | Bond Turner Law Practice (including legal, IT, recruitment, HR, finance, commercial, sales, admin etc) | BTL | 21 Jan |
| 4-5.30pm | NEW Performing Arts Apprenticeships | The Royal Opera House | 4 Feb |
| 4.30-5.30pm | How I got a great apprenticeship (Creative, Digital and Marketing) Live on Instagram @creative_alliance | Creative Alliance | None |
| 5-6pm | Lloyds – a day in the life of an apprentice (Insurance and Re-insurance) | Lloyds | 10 Feb |
| 5-6.30pm | Insight into apprenticeships in property sales | Indigo Greens | 28 Jan |
| 5.30-6.30pm | Future leaders in the construction industry | Willmott Dixon | 27 Jan |
| 6-7pm | Festival of Apprenticeships live webinars (exhibitors tbc) | JP Morgan | None |
| 6-7pm | What you need to know about applying for apprenticeships | Morgan Sindell | 24 Jan |
| 6.30-7.30pm | How I got a great apprenticeship (Creative, Digital and Marketing) Live on Instagram @creative_alliance | Creative Alliance | None |
Other work experience placements
| Dates | What is it? Click the link to book your place. | Organiser | Closing Date |
| on demand | Medical School work experience for aspiring doctors | Brighton and Sussex Medical School | None |
| on demand | Observe GP – interactive video platform work experience for aspiring medics aged 16+ | Royal College of GPs | None |
| on demand | Patient journey to GP practice – virtual reality app (work experience) | General Medical Council | None |
| 14-18 Feb | Start your career in publishing (10 hours in total) | Hachette UK | 9 Feb |
| 17 Feb 5-7pm | Bowman Riley (architecture and interior design) | Bowman Riley | 4 Feb |
| 17 Feb 10am-3pm | AXA UK (from customer service to HR to finance to cybersecurity) | AXA UK | 4 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Barclays Life Skills – CVs, Interviews, Networking, Resilience and Growth Mindset (10 hours) | Barclays LifeSkills | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Finance and Accountancy (Accountancy, Banking, Investment, Insurance) (10 hours) | Springpod: Huawei, GenMoney, Schroders | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Psychology work experience (Forensic, Sports, Health and Clinical psychology) 10 hours | Springpod: NHS, Chesterfield FC and ThinkAvellana | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Politics work experience (MPs, MEPs, Journalists, Charities, Human Rights etc) (10 hours) | Springpod: MPs, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Public Health England | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | TV and Film work experience (10 hours) | Springpod: PA Media, Pulse Films, Envy Post Production | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Technology work experience (computer science, web design, data science, etc) 10 hours | Springpod: Schillings Partners, Bottomline technologies, Bank of America | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Teaching work experience (10 hours) | Springpod: Woodleas Junior School, Doha College, University lecturer | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Dentistry work experience (10 hours) | Springpod: Totteridge Smile, Health Education England, Facial Aesthetics Doctor | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Business Management work experience (10 hours) marketing, IT, Finance, operations | Springpod: REPL group, Supersonic Inc, Pearson | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Law work experience (10 hours) | Springpod: JMW Solicitors, MPM Legal Solutions, Atlas Copco | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Future Innovators work experience (10 hours) Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Sustainability, Clean Power | Springpod | 9 Feb |
| 14-25 Feb | Fujitsu work experience (10 hours) includes cybersecurity, smart cities and quantum computing | Springpod: Fujitsu | 9 Feb |
| 16th Feb 5-7pm | NEW Music Apprenticeships with the British Army with mini master classes and audition advice | The British Army | 2 Feb |
| 22nd Feb 5-6.30pm |
NEW Getting into Medicine | Brighton and Sussex Medical School | None |
| 22-24 Feb 10am-3pm |
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (from cleaning up space debris to designing camouflage patterns) | DSTL | 28 Jan |
| 28 Feb- 4 Mar | Midwifery work experience (10 hours) | NHS | 28 Feb |
| 28 Feb – 4 Mar | Nursing work experience (10 hours) | NHS | 28 Feb |
| range of dates | Do It – volunteering website with lists of opportunities | Do It | None |
