Professional business services are essential to make any organisation run smoothly, efficiently, and profitably. Gaining a general qualification in business will provide you with a solid foundation and may lead you into specialising in finance, HR, or marketing. You could find yourself working within a large employer across a range of industry sectors, or take a leading role within an SME, or even at the helm of your very own business. UK entrepreneurs have developed lucrative business including:
You will learn about the essential principles that underpin successful business from designing and marketing great products, building strong brands, developing, and nurturing productive teams, to getting the finances right and delivering a profit. Our business apprenticeships could help you to discover a passion for different aspects of business that might lead on to higher education in a specialist discipline or provide a springboard for promotion.
Name: Jordan Whitehurst
Course: Level 3 Business Apprenticeship
Image Caption: NWSLC apprentice student Jordan Whitehurst at a Football ground Former youth rugby player Jordan is combining his passion for the sport with a full-time job working for premiership rugby club Leicester Tigers. In the six months since he started his HR apprenticeship, Jordan has already attended Twickenham to watch the team’s match against Montpellier and is looking forward to spectating at premiership fixtures...Read more
Name: Alice Deeping
Course: Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship
Image Caption: NWSLC student Alice Deepin at a computer desk Update Alice has now WON Leicestershire Women in Business Apprentice of the year!! Alice joined Unsworth Sugden, a marketing and PR agency located in the heart of Leicester, as a social media assistant to join its growing team and help the business to expand. Joining the business in February 2020, Alice had only one month to get to know new team members before lockdown required...Read more
Name: Emily-Rose Moore
Course: Business Administration Apprentice
Image Caption: NWSLC apprentice student Emily Rose Moore Apprentice Emily joined the estates and asset management team at Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council which looks after council-owned buildings and facilities including its commercial and industrial premises. The team also leads on large scale capital projects including a new £5m crematorium at Market Bosworth which is currently under construction. Emily’s line manager Malcolm Evans, head of estates and asset...Read more
Name: Matthew Wallbank
Course: Level 2 Business Administration
Image Caption: NWSLC level 2 student Matthew Wallbank Former NWSLC apprentice Matthew Wallbank is now leading on local government procurement following significant career progression within the space of five years. Starting out as a Level 2 apprentice in business administration, Matthew is now the strategic creditors and procurement manager for Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council. Matthew has risen to lead on procurement for high-profile projects...Read more
Name: Pippa Culverwell
Course: Level 3 Digital Marketing Apprenticeship
Image Caption: NWSLC Digital Marketing Apprenticeship level 3 student Pippa Culverwell Scaled Digital marketing whiz Pippa not only managed to complete her apprenticeship while working mainly from home, she also achieved an eightfold increase in traffic to her employer’s website. Pippa, from Leicester, started her role as an apprentice for 21 year old Billesdon print and graphic design business, Soar Valley Press, last year. After...Read more
Name: Hannah Baister
Course: Level 5 Human Resources Apprenticeship
Image Caption: NWSLC Human Resources level 5 Apprenticeship student Hannah Baister HR professional Hannah is pleased to be enjoying life with her new baby after one of the most challenging and busy years in her career to date. During 2020, people services team leader Hannah achieved her Level 5 CIPD qualification, completed an apprenticeship, and managed the challenge of new payroll procedures when all 4,000...Read more
Name: Jolie Haywood
Course: Level 3 Events Assistant
Image Caption: NWSLC student Jolie Haywood Level 3 Events Assistant After a busy two years as an events apprentice, Jolie, 19, from Ibstock in Leicestershire, has just successfully completed her Level 3 qualification and is on track for an exciting future in events and marketing. Starting at the age of 17, Jolie had been looking for an apprenticeship that would enable her to put the...Read more
Name: Bethany Stubbs
Course: Level 3 Business Apprenticeship
Image Caption: NWSLC student Bethany Stubbs Level 3 Business Apprenticeship Working for Leicester City Council as it experienced an extended lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic is one of the many challenges that Bethany has faced during her apprenticeship. Having already gained experience in many of the HR disciplines at the council, Bethany joined millions of others across the UK and started working from home in...Read more
Name: Chloe Shakell
Course: Level 3 CIPD Certificate in Human Resources
Image Caption: NWSLC student Chloe Shakell Level 3 CIPD Certificate in Human Resources Chloe works for University Hospital, Coventry and Warwickshire as a Resourcing Officer. Whilst working Chloe studied an Advanced Apprenticeship in HR Support which incorporated a CIPD Level 3 Certificate in Human Resource Practice. “Hearing that I passed my End Point Assessment and completed my apprenticeship was a massive relief during this current...Read more
Name: Jessica Chamberlain
Course: Level 3 Business Administration
Image Caption: NWSLC student Jessica Chamberlain Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship “Doing a Business Apprenticeship really helped me to find out what I wanted to do. I discovered Finance and Marketing weren’t for me but Human Resources was something I wanted to continue with, I really enjoy meeting new people and helping with their learning and development.”Read more
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