SECTOR Emergency & Public Services
Emergency & Public Services
Serve, protect and keep the country running.
3 trades
Every route drawn out
Firefighting, policing and custody roles now recruit substantially through apprenticeships, so you earn a full starting salary while you qualify.
Entry is competitive and involves fitness tests, vetting and structured assessment, but there are no tuition fees and the training is paid from day one.
3 Trades in this sector
Emergency & Public Services
Firefighter
Respond to fires, road collisions and emergencies — and spend much of the job preventing them.
- Pay
- £29k–£40k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 2 years
Emergency & Public Services
Police Constable (Degree Apprenticeship)
Join the police as a paid apprentice and earn a degree while you serve.
- Pay
- £30k–£48k
- Level
- L6
- Train
- 3 years
Emergency & Public Services
Prison / Custody Officer
Supervise, support and rehabilitate people in custody.
- Pay
- £28k–£38k
- Level
- L3
- Train
- 1 year