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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