Miranda I’m a second-year English Undergraduate at Hertford College, and was also recently elected President of the Oxford Students’ Disability Community (OSDC), the University’s Student Union’s disabled students campaign. I was surprised by how journalistic the internship has been: interviewing the apprentices and the academic has felt a lot like working for a newspaper, but more relaxed. It’s been quite fun, and everyone...

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By Katie Holmes  Aston talks to us about the perks of 'learning-on-the-job'!  Aston Tyrell is currently undertaking a 4 year Apprenticeship in Mechanical Maintenance with the Department of Engineering Science. His Apprenticeship requires him to attend college once a week and work in the workshop for the remaining 4 days, allowing him to gain theoretical knowledge as well as practical experience. Aston started...

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By Miranda Reilly  Harry Kachika, Apprentice Mechanical Technician Harry started his apprenticeship about a year ago after studying maths and engineering at college. He enjoys every day of it and the people he works around. In the future, he’d like to use his experience to go abroad wherever his work takes him. ·          Hi, Harry. Could you start by telling...

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By Miranda Reilly  Dan Pull, Network Operations Technician at University of Oxford IT Services Dan knew he wanted to work in IT after he left school but wasn’t sure which area to go into. He completed a Network Operations apprenticeship with the University of Oxford’s IT Services from 2014-2016 and now works full time there as a Network Operations Technician.  ·         When did...

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By Miranda Reilly  Leanne Daniel, Human Resource (HR) Administrator Apprentice  Leanne works with University Administration and Services, which includes overseeing the personal inquiries and recruitment panel inboxes. A perk of the job, for her, are all the events and talks she gets to go to – plus access to the University’s beautiful buildings!  ·           Tell us a bit about yourself...

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By Katie Holmes  "Working, learning and earning!" What more could you want?  Harry Clarke is undertaking a two year Apprenticeship in HR at the Earth Sciences Department, which he will complete this October. Alongside working for the department, the Apprenticeship so far has involved him obtaining his level 2 and 3 business qualifications and his level 3 CIPD qualification at Abingdon and Whitney...

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By Ania Stanisz  “It’ll set you up so well and that’ll be so good to have on your CV!” Are you looking for great opportunities? Do you want an exciting, rewarding, and challenging job? Do you have a skill that you want to develop that is not a university degree? Chloe Thompson tells you why to do an Apprenticeship! If you’re afraid to...

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