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Are you looking for something specific? Specialist Business Support Apprenticeships are a great way to pursue a career supporting key business areas like HR, Accounting, Health and Safety and more.
This Apprenticeship lets you focus on the line of work that interests you the most, while giving you transferrable skills that will be useful in any career!
Taking that next step towards a career can be a bit daunting. That’s why we do everything we can to support you on your journey. From giving you the time you need to get adjusted in your new job, to giving you direct one to one support whenever you’re having difficulty.
We encourage you to put your best foot forward every step of the way. But never mind what we have to say. FFind out what our Specialist Business Support apprentices think of us.
Text: Who are you?
Lisa Naples, Accounting Graduate Apprentice: I’m Lisa, and I’m an apprentice in Finance, and I currently work in the Finance Central Controls team at NatWest Group.
Text: What made you choose this apprenticeship?
Lisa: As I was a little bit older, I wanted to be able to continue my education, while still being able to earn and gain further knowledge in my chosen field.
Text: Describe your apprenticeship in three words?
Lisa: I’d say it’s been engaging, challenging and definitely motivational.
Text: Why NatWest Group for Your Apprenticeship?
Lisa: I wanted to be able to work for a company who had lots of variety but also allowed me to develop professionally and academically at the same time.
Text: What’s the best thing about your apprenticeship?
Lisa: Being able to earn and study at the same time.
Text: Where are you now on your apprenticeship journey?
Lisa: I’m currently on my third placement in the bank and I’m halfway through my second year at Robert Gordon university.
Text: How are you rewarded?
Lisa: The fact that I’m able to do different placements means that I’ve gained knowledge across loads of different areas within finance, which has been a massive bonus. Outside of my role, I’ve also been able to do things that I wouldn’t have ever dreamed of, such as volunteering at COP26.
Text: How will your future career look with the qualification you’ll gain following your apprenticeship?
Lisa: By the end of my apprenticeship, I’ll be a fully qualified ICAS accountant and I’ll be able to utilise these skills across any area of finance within any industry.
Unless you’re looking to do a Degree Level Apprenticeship you don’t need any formal qualifications to apply for one of our apprenticeships, so who are we looking for?
Do you like helping others? Do you like learning new skills and helping others do the same? Do you like to do things the right way instead of the quick way? If you answered “yes” to any of these then a Specialist Business Support Apprenticeship is the perfect place for you.
We work hard to make sure our customers feel safe banking with us. We couldn’t do that without people like you, working hard to make sure our key business areas are running the way they’re supposed to.
I get to learn something I love, and apply that to a job I love while working with people I love.”
Your go-to person at the start of your apprenticeship who will provide role-specific training, answer your questions, offer advice, and help you meet peers.
They’ll work alongside you day-to-day across your apprenticeship journey, providing feedback and support to help you achieve your goals and develop your skills.
An apprentice peer that will connect with you before you start your apprenticeship, and support you on any queries such as qualifications or what it’s like to be an apprentice at NatWest Group.
Your apprentice colleagues are on the journey with you and there will be plenty of opportunities to connect and support each other.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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)
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.
