Friday 9th December saw our annual University Apprenticeship Awards being held at the iconic Sheldonian Theatre for the first time. Many attended our annual Awards Ceremony this year and due to our increase in new apprentices our award numbers grew too. With thanks to Abingdon and Witney College, ATG Training, Activate Learning and Oxfordshire Apprenticeships our award winners were presented with £100 vouchers...

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The idea of an apprenticeship can have a lot of stigma attached to it, but there are plenty of examples of the great things you can get out of it. Kyle Rix, Head Gardener at Lincoln College, started as an apprentice! Photo credit: Kyle Rix, (holding a rather large Tetrapanax leaf) Kyle knew that whilst degrees are a great thing to have, there...

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Not in all cases, but commonly, apprentices are young adults i.e. school leavers. This may mean that experience in a working environment may be significantly less than someone who is older. So how do you dress for your new job? T.M. Lewin have helped us to understand different formality's in the working environment by creating a graphic named 'Cracking the Office Dress Code' (see...

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Last Tuesday saw six Apprentices complete their training to become Apprenticeship Ambassadors for Oxfordshire Apprenticeships.  Ambassadors are representatives for Apprenticeship schemes. They come from all over Oxfordshire and work for a wide range of companies and institutions to promote Apprenticeships as a great way to start a career, using their own stories and their first-hand experience to inspire young people across Oxfordshire. During...

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Do you have the 'bug' for apprenticeships? Why not show it by taking a selfie with one of our Apprenticeship Bugs? From the 3rd to the 31st October, Oxford University Apprentices are running a competition to see who can take the best picture with one of our tiny mascots. Anyone can enter, whether you're a member of the Univeristy or just enthusiastic! Just...

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Not Going to Uni, an online apprenticeship directory, have published an article on seven reasons to choose an apprenticeship over going to university. Our favourite reasons include: Get Your Career Started As an apprentice your career is underway as soon as you get started. There is no need to wonder what you will be doing when you qualify as you are already doing...

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Oxford University Apprentices now has it's own Twitter page! Follow us for updates on what we're up to, apprenticeship-related articles and even the occasional GIF. Find us at @OxUniApprentice, or follow the link in the sidebar. ...

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Plant Sciences Apprentice and Apprenticeship Ambassador James Ritchie has had an article featured in the Oxford Plant Systematics, the newsletter of Oxford University Herbarium, where he reflects on what he has achieved through his apprenticeship. James is currently working towards a Level 3 Diploma in Cultural Heritage, having completed Level 2 last year. Well done to James for writing an excellent article, and...

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Our Apprentice, Adam Fisk, has made it into the media again. He featured in yesterdays Oxford Times Newspaper to talk about the benefits of being an apprentice. He states that he has had no regrets since the moment he started and will not only walk out of the apprenticeship qualified but also know people in the industry. Employability skills play a really important role...

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Apprentice Ambassador Sophie with British Army Vehicle Apprentice Mel During June and July the Apprenticeship Roadshow travelled around Oxfordshire, giving our Apprenticeship Ambassadors a chance to reach out to the public and raise awareness of the wide range of Apprenticeship opportunities Oxfordshire has to offer. The Roadshow visited Witney, Didcot, Oxford, Bicester and Banbury with its travelling display and, despite battling the weather...

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Congratulations to our apprentice Adam Finch, who was featured in the Oxford Mail's 'Apprenticeship Focus' supplement on Friday 27th June 2016. ...

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Are you interested in a career in communications and administration, working in the central hub of the University of Oxford? This is a fantastic opportunity (we would say that, wouldn't we!), for someone who is a team player, well organised, shows initiative, has a positive can-do attitude and professional manner and is comfortable communicating with people at all levels. You will be supporting Clive Shepherd, our...

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On the 14th April Apprenticeship Ambassadors Sophie Bebb and Adam Fisk attended an Apprenticeship Event at The Marlborough Church of England School in Woodstock to help raise awareness of Apprenticeships as a viable option to students planning the next steps of their education. Sophie and Adam told their stories at the event, talking about how they applied for their Apprenticeships, what their roles...

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The ever-growing number of Apprenticeships at Oxford University has prompted the launch of the first Apprenticeship Ambassadors Day run solely for University Apprentices, which took place on the 7th April. Training for the new Ambassadors revolved around telling their Apprenticeship story and gaining the confidence to be able to go out to events and promote the University's Apprenticeship scheme at careers fairs, school...

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In early March Thames Valley launched its #PassTheTorch Campaign as part of a government scheme to encourage more employers and students to get involved with apprenticeships. As part of this an Olympic-style travelled to Apprenticeship events across the Thames Valley area before finally arriving in London for the launch of National Apprenticeship Week on Monday 14th March. The torch itself was designed and...

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Congratulations are in order for Teresa Walsh and Oluwaseun Alabi who were awarded Activate Enterprise's Employer and Apprenticeship of the Year Awards! The two received their awards in a special ceremony on Friday 8th April. This is excellent recognition for the top quality Apprenticeships the University has to offer, as well as a brilliant personal achievement. See more about the Awards on the Activate Enterprises...

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Name: Frances Murray Age: 19 Job Role: Apprentice Library Assistant Department: Bodleian Library Collections and Resource Description How long you have been an apprentice: Since early December 2015. What is the first thing you do when you get into work in the morning? We pack up books from our backlog into boxes to be sent off to the Book Storage Facility in Swindon...

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With National Apprenticeship Week coming to a close, it's high time we shared all of the exciting events that have been going on for the University of Oxford Apprentices! Monday It's definitely safe to say that we kicked off National Apprenticeship Week in the best way possible.... With cake!!  Apprentices form across Oxfordshire, including Sophie Bebb and Sophie Jamieson from The University of...

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