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Apprenticeships
Apprenticeships are work-based training programmes and provide an opportunity to gain qualifications at the same time as earning a salary.
Employers use apprenticeships as a way to recruit new employees or as a training programme for existing staff. These programmes are mostly delivered through a combination of learning ‘on-the-job’ and time at a learning provider, such as a local college. An apprenticeship is a programme of study that is made up of a combination of qualifications. These includes:
- A technical certificate, which provides the knowledge needed to work in a particular sector of finance, accountancy or financial services;
- A competence qualification, which supports the development of specific job related skills;
- Key skills or functional skills qualification, which underpins the development of literacy, numeracy, communication, IT and team work skills.
The Apprenticeships available in finance, accountancy and financial services are:
| Nation(s) | Level | Apprenticeship | Who is it for? |
| England Wales |
4 | Accounting |
These apprenticeships will enable people to become a qualified accounting technician or accounts manager. |
| Scotland | 4 | Accounting |
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| England Wales |
4 | Providing Financial Advice |
This apprenticeship will enable people to become a qualified financial adviser, either independent or restricted advice on particular investment products. |
| England Northern Ireland Wales |
3 | Accounting |
This apprenticeship is suitable for people who are hoping to or are currently working in roles including trainee accounting technician or an assistant accountant. |
| Scotland | 3 | Accounting |
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| England Northern Ireland Wales |
3 | Bookkeeping |
This apprenticeship will enable people to become a qualified Bookkeeper. |
| England Northern Ireland Wales |
3 | Payroll |
This apprenticeship is suitable for people who are hoping to or are currently working in roles including payroll supervisor, assistant payroll manager or payroll team leader. |
| England Northern Ireland Wales |
3 | Providing Financial Services |
These frameworks have a number of pathways to choose from and can lead into a range of careers including trainee underwriter, trainee claims official, trainee broker or sales representative, senior bank cashier, senior customer adviser, foreign currency adviser, corporate actions and settlement adviser, pension administrator or pension team leader. |
| Scotland | 3 | Providing Financial Services |
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| England Northern Ireland Wales |
3 | Providing Mortgage Advice |
This apprenticeship will enable people to become a qualified Mortgage Adviser, working with clients to explain mortgage products and analyse their financial situation and recommend an appropriate product. |
| England Northern Ireland Wales |
2 | Accounting |
These apprenticeships are suitable for people who are hoping to or are currently working in roles including accounts assistant, cashier, credit control clerk, finance assistant, purchase ledger clerk or sales ledger clerk. |
| Scotland | 2 | Accounting |
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| England Northern Ireland Wales |
2 | Bookkeeping |
This apprenticeship is suitable for people who are hoping to or are currently working in a bookkeeping assistant role. |
| England Northern Ireland Wales |
2 | Payroll |
This apprenticeship is suitable for people who are hoping to or are currently working in roles including payroll assistant, payroll clerk or trainee payroll administrator. |
| England Northern Ireland Wales |
2 | Providing Financial Services |
This framework has a number of pathways to choose from and can lead into a range of careers including insurance underwriting, claims handling administrator, broking administrator, banking cashier or banking call centre adviser. |
| Scotland | 2 | Providing Financial Services |
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