Degree apprenticeships: how to find opportunities and apply Gain a degree while being paid and make a fast start to your career? Degree apprenticeships have become an exciting option for when you leave school. How can you develop the skills to compete? How can you explore all your options to ensure you have choices? Written for you by a champion of under-represented talent, this book tells you where to look, how to apply and how to present yourself.

You will hear too from leading employers about how they recruit talent like yours and current apprentices will give you an idea of what it’s like being a degree apprentice. COMMENTS‘A fantastic insight into degree apprenticeships; more parents need to be aware that students can graduate with no debt, work experience and get paid whilst doing it.

The degree apprenticeship programme is the new era’, Veslyn Maclean, parent‘This guide is a one-stop shop to navigate the world of degree apprenticeships’, Fiona Abankwah, vice principal, Sydney Russell School‘We need this guide to bridge the awareness gap and to empower teachers, parents and students’, Damian Corneal, partner, PwC and apprenticeship ambassadorCONTENTS PART 1: Becoming an apprentice (1) Degree apprenticeships defined (2) Finding opportunities (3) Preparing to compete (4) Your CV (5) Interviews and assessments PART 2: Employer profiles (6) Accenture (7) Microsoft (8) Rolls-Royce AUTHOR Frances Trought is the founder of Everything D&I (EDI), creators of opportunities for diverse talent with a focus on race, gender and social mobility. Talent is everywhere and EDI aims to ensure opportunity is too.

Frances works with industry leaders, including Accenture, Microsoft and Rolls-Royce, to develop innovative initiatives to create a sense of belonging and awareness of career opportunities. Frances is the author of Brilliant Employability Skills and provides a blend of coaching and mentoring to support others on their journey to career success.

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