Over the past 2 years I have been completing my Level 3 Laboratory Technician Apprenticeship at the Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. My role as a services technician includes a wide range of tasks such as making agar plates and media, mycoplasma testing, washing glassware, helping in stores with accepting deliveries, and then phoning the relevant group to collect the packages. During my Apprenticeship...

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 Apprentice Teya Agnese, in the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), was recently nominated in the Oxfordshire Apprenticeship Awards for the 'Intermediate Apprentice of the Year'. We are so pleased that Teya not only managed to win this award, but then went on to receive the overall 'Oxfordshire Apprentice of the Year' Award 2020. This is a huge achievement and...

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We are thrilled to announce that for the second year running, the University of Oxford has placed within the Top 50 for Rate My Apprenticeship’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers Table 2020-21! We are really proud of this achievement - particularly as the table is based solely on honest reviews from some of our fantastic apprentices across all departments and divisions. Our apprentices contribute so...

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During this time of uncertainty, we know a lot of people's job roles have changed in line with the situations they are in. For many of our apprentices, this can be especially daunting, as they may be new into their post or finding it difficult to juggle extra responsibilities with adapted online Apprenticeship learning. We know just how important our apprentices across the...

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We recently caught up with former apprentice (& creator of this blog!) Sophie Bebb, to find out what she's been up to since her Apprenticeship with Said Business School at the University of Oxford. "Well. This is a rather strange thing to be writing. In some ways it feels like I finished my Apprenticeship just yesterday, so when I think about it actually...

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The winner of our Training Provider Individual award went to... Gemma Burgess! Claire Rees from OUP (left) presenting the award to Gemma Burgess (right) We asked Gemma a few questions about her role and reaction to winning this award. 1) What is your role? How does it relate to our apprentices? My role at Abingdon and Witney College is Quality Lead for the...

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With over 100 apprentices across the University in all 78 departments, studying over 26 varying Apprenticeship courses, what happens when there is a national pandemic and we are all told to work from home (WFH) if we can? Well, we've asked a few of our apprentices to share their WFH set up with us, explaining how they are continuing with work. Read on...

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And the winner of the Apprentice Poster Award goes to... Taimur Hashmi We asked Taimur a few questions about his Apprenticeship and winning this award... 1) What is your Apprenticeship?  I am currently completing a Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship with the University of Oxford Temporary Staffing Service (TSS). I started my apprenticeship as an Apprentice Recruitment Administrator in October 2018 where the...

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The winner of our Apprentice Ambassador award went to... Bushra Nawaz We asked Bushra a few questions about her Apprenticeship and winning this award... 1) What is your Apprenticeship? I have taken on a role as Apprentice Laboratory Technician where I am studying to complete a Level 3 BTEC in Applied Science. I support laboratory operations at the BioEscalator, which is an innovation hub...

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The winner of our Technician Apprentice of the year award went to... Natalie Davis!! We asked Natalie a few questions about her Apprenticeship and winning this award... 1) What is your Apprenticeship? My apprenticeship is a Level 3 Laboratory Technician at Sir William Dunn School of Pathology. My role is varied but my day to day role includes making agar plates, making media,...

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And the winner of the 3rd year Apprentice Award goes to... Alex Knight! We asked Alex a few questions about his Apprenticeship and winning this award... 1) What is your Apprenticeship?  I am a technician apprentice in my final year at the Oxford Physics Microstructure Detector (OPMD) Facility in the Particle Physics department in Oxford. At OPMD we build and test radiation detectors...

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And the winner of the 2nd year Apprentice Award goes to... Teya Agnese We asked Teya a few questions about her Apprenticeship and winning this award... 1) What is your Apprenticeship?  I am an Apprentice Clinical Trial Support Officer working in the Surgical Intervention Trials Unit (SITU) within the Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology & Musculoskeletal Sciences (NDORMS), whilst studying a Level 3...

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The winner of our 1st year apprentice award went to... Daniela Cazan! We asked Daniela a few questions about her Apprenticeship and winning this award... 1) What is your Apprenticeship? Digital Marketing Level 3 Apprenticeship, Firebrand Training 2) Can you describe some benefits of undertaking Apprenticeship based training? - You earn while you learn, plus being paid an Oxford Living wage! - Personal...

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On Wednesday 11th March, the University of Oxford Apprenticeships Team held the annual Apprenticeship Expo & Awards event at the Sheldonian Theatre.  Overview This event is a chance to: Recognise Apprenticeships across the University Celebrate those who have completed Apprenticeship based training Award individuals who go above and beyond in their Apprenticeships Graduation Certificates We believe it is important to recognise those that...

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Last week (3 - 9 Feb) was NAW 2020, which used the theme of #LookBeyond to celebrate the diversity and value that Apprenticeships bring across the UK. Employers, communities, and of course the apprentices themselves were highlighting the benefits of Apprenticeships and the breadth of industries and roles now available through this pathway. Read more about National Apprenticeship Week on the Government site...

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