Trades they train
Baker
Produce bread, pastry and cakes in craft bakeries and production plants.
- Pay
- £24k–£34k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Butcher
Break, bone and prepare meat for retail counters, restaurants and food production.
- Pay
- £25k–£38k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1.5 years
Chef
Cook professionally — the trade with the shortest route from beginner to genuinely skilled.
- Pay
- £26k–£45k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Hospitality Team Member
Front of house in bars, hotels and restaurants — the fastest way into paid work with a qualification attached.
- Pay
- £23k–£30k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Assistant Accountant
Keep the books, run payroll and prepare accounts — a profession you can qualify into without a degree.
- Pay
- £25k–£42k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1.5 years
Business Administrator
Run the systems, records and coordination that keep an organisation working.
- Pay
- £24k–£34k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1.5 years
Customer Service Practitioner
Handle the phone calls, emails and problems that decide whether a customer stays — a qualification every…
- Pay
- £23k–£31k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Early Years Educator
Care for and teach children under five in nurseries, pre-schools and schools.
- Pay
- £22k–£30k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1.5 years
Retail Team Member
Serve customers, run a section and learn the trade of selling — the most widely available first job with a…
- Pay
- £22k–£30k
- Level
- L2
- Train
- 1 year
Teaching Assistant
Support pupils and teachers in the classroom, including children with additional needs.
- Pay
- £21.5k–£28k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1.5 years
Team Leader / Supervisor
The first step into management — and the apprenticeship that formalises what you already do.
- Pay
- £29k–£42k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1 year