Are you looking for a new opportunity to learn while you earn? An apprenticeship in the Home Office provides just that. As an apprentice you’ll gain essential experience to build and strengthen professional knowledge and skills in the workplace whilst developing in your chosen career and realising your potential.
This year the Home Office has successfully achieved 16th place in the Top 100 Apprentice Employers 2024. The rankings celebrate England’s outstanding employers. We recognise commitment to offering new apprenticeships, the diversity of those on programme, and the number of apprentices who successfully complete.
At the home office, we’re committed to providing you with the best possible training to help you succeed in your apprenticeship. We work closely with our training providers to ensure that the apprenticeships you’re taking are high-quality and relevant. We regularly provide feedback to the providers to ensure we continue to provide the high standard. Our goal is to ensure you are equipped with the knowledge and skills for you to succeed in your role and to thrive in your apprenticeship and beyond.
How do I become an apprentice?
Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes, typically longer than 12 months in duration, where you would spend at least 6 hours per week undertaking ‘off-the-job’ training with the support of your learning provider and Line Manager. This gives you the opportunity to gain professional certification or a qualification.
You can start an apprenticeship whether you’re at the beginning of your career, want a change or if you’re upskilling in your current job. You can have a previous qualification such as a degree and still start an apprenticeship.
As an apprentice, you’ll:
- Learn and train for a specific job
- Get paid and receive holiday leave
- Get hands-on experience in a real job
- Study for at least 6 hours per week – usually at a college, university or with a training provider
- Complete assessments during and at the end of your apprenticeship
- Be on a career path with lots of future potential
- Be given extra training if you cannot provide evidence of previous qualifications in English or maths GCSE (level 2 grades A to C) so you’re at the right level
What apprenticeships does the Home Office offer?
The Home Office provides access to 33 apprenticeship standards, spanning 11 primary professions. You can see the details on these below, with even more on offer from spring this year. The curriculum is varied, interesting and evolves to meet future skills and business requirements. These range from A-level equivalent to degree-level covering topics including operational delivery, customer service, finance, digital and cyber, project management, communications, finance, leadership and management, HR and business administration.
Leadership and Management
Leadership and management apprenticeships are designed to strengthen management capabilities by focusing on strong communication, organisation and analytical skills. The aim is for leaders to improve engagement with their teams and get the best from them, increasing performance and productivity as a result.
- Level 3 Team Leader Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 5 Operations or Departmental Manager Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 6 Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 7 Senior Leader Apprenticeship Standard
Improvement
An apprenticeship in Improvement gives you the opportunity to use a blend of Lean and Six Sigma principles to identify and deliver change across the organisation. At each level, the apprenticeships are designed to equip learners with essential Continuous Improvement and leadership knowledge, skills and behaviours. The Improvement standards are in line with the Lean Six Sigma belts, starting at Level 3 Improvement Technician (yellow belt) right up to Level 6 Improvement leader (Master black belt).
- Level 3 Improvement Technician
- Level 4 Improvement Practitioner Apprenticeship – PMI
- Level 5 Improvement Specialist Apprenticeship – PMI
- Level 6 Improvement Leader Apprenticeship – PMI
Project Management
An apprenticeship in project management gives you the skills to take projects from conception through to delivery, using recognised tools to manage risk, finance and quality. You will develop an understanding of the main principles of project management, enhancing your role as a project management professional.
Operational Delivery
An apprenticeship in operational delivery gives you the understanding of the mechanism of your organisation. You will be given the skills to evaluate and improve your professional capability enhancing the service to customers.
Business Administration
A business administration apprenticeship combines elements of business, economics and critical thinking. It gives you the required qualifications, skills and practical experiences to take on more responsibility and gain a higher level of business and management understanding that can be applied to a range of administrator roles.
Human Resources
A Human Resources apprenticeship gives you the skills and understanding you’ll need in the HR environment and the grounding to become an HR professional.
- Level 3 Human Resources Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 5 Human Resource Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 5 Learning and Development Consultant Apprenticeship Standard
- Level 7 Senior People Professional
Customer Service
A customer service apprenticeship gives you the right skills to influence the customer experience and deliver high levels of customer satisfaction within your organisation.
Commercial
A commercial apprenticeship will give you an understanding of the supply chain and contract management.
Finance
A financial apprenticeship gives you the skills to support internal and external customers, by giving you the grounding to become a well-rounded finance professional.
- Level 3 Assistant Accountant
- Accountancy or taxation professional / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education
Policy
An apprenticeship in policy gives you the knowledge, skills and behaviours that will enable you to become a competent entry level policy professional. You will learn about the various stages of the policy making process, from development of a policy, through to implementation and delivery, and evaluating the effectiveness of a policy.
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