Early Talent

Apprenticeships

Our Apprenticeships are a fantastic alternative to further education. You get to learn new skills that you’ll use in real-world situations from day one and you’ll get paid while you do it! It’s a win-win really.

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Earn and learn

Our Apprenticeships give you time on the job doing real work while you’re studying for your qualifications, giving you the chance to learn from your work and put the things you learn on your course into practice. There are loads of jobs to choose from including digital and technology, customer service, project management and more!

You won’t be on your own either. From day one, you’ll have support from the Early Talent team, an apprentice buddy, your line manager, as well as a Learning Coach from your training provider, we’ve all got your back.

Milena: Hi. My name is Milena.

Mariam: My name is Mariam.

Lisa: I’m Lisa.

Delphine: My name is Delphine.

Ben: I’m Ben.

Natan: Hi, I’m Natan and I am an iOS developer for NatWest and I’ll tell you more about my apprenticeship.

Delphine: It is very rewarding to be working towards a qualification and a job.

Lisa: The fact that I’m able to do different placements means I’ve gained knowledge across loads of different areas within finance, which has been a massive bonus.

Ben: I feel like from day one I’ve been allowed to express myself and take on new challenges, which I haven’t done before.

Mariam: I think it’s important to work for an organisation whose values reflect your own and mine work really well with NatWest.

Natan: So I work with a bunch of senior developers all over the world. So it’s like having 20 teachers just to myself.

Milena: I wanted to move quickly. I didn’t want to spend four years getting a degree. I wanted to have both the skills and the experience in a much quicker time.

Our Apprenticeships

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Degree Level Apprenticeships

Just because you’re not going to University doesn’t mean you can’t get a degree. Our Degree Level Apprenticeships give you all of the benefits of a regular Apprenticeship but you’ll get a full degree or equivalent qualification at the end of it.

These usually take place over a few years, so you’ll get the chance to learn and make friendships that’ll last a lifetime – all while being paid to do a real job that matters.

Degree Level Apprenticeships

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The application process

Step 1: Apply

Select the apply button to go to our Workday platform. You’ll need to create an account if you don’t have one already.

We’ll ask you a few questions to make sure you’re the right fit for the role and ask you to upload a version of your CV that includes any qualifications you’re currently studying.

Step 2: Online assessment – Work scenarios

This assessment will give you real life work situations to help us understand how you use the core skills and behaviours that are important to us. It’ll take around 20-25 minutes to complete but you can take as long as you need.

Step 3: Ability test (Degree Level apprenticeships only)

For a Degree Level apprenticeship, you’ll also be asked to complete an ability test. This comes before the video interview. It lasts about 10 minutes and you’ll be using your problem solving and numeracy skills. There are practice tests available in the ‘help’ option once you’re in the assessment platform.

Step 4: Pre-recorded video assessment

This is your chance to tell us more about you. You’ll record timed answers to pre-recorded questions in a video interview. There’s a mix of motivational, competency, and scenario-based questions. It should take around 20 minutes to complete.

Step 5: The interview

When you’ve passed the last stage of the online assessments, we’ll aim to book you in for an interview. Every one of our apprenticeships is assessed against our Critical People Capabilities (CPCs).

Our Critical People Capabilities (CPCs)

Step 6: Pre-employment screening

If you’ve been successful at securing a place on one of our programmes you’ll need to complete pre-employment screening. This will be managed by one of our case handlers who will guide you through the process.