Before you proceed to apply for an apprenticeship, please read through the information which relates to your age group below, and then select the correct application button from the menu located further down the page.

Aged between 15 and 18

***Applications for full-time courses and joint apprenticeship applications are now closed.***

What are my options?

The most important thing to remember is that in order to study an apprenticeship you must have an employer willing to take you on as an apprentice and have an offer of employment in place by September, ready for enrolment.

I have an employer lined up ready with an offer of employment

If you do have an employer with an Apprenticeship contract of employment in place, or you are already in employment and your employer would like to put you through an apprenticeship then please contact our Apprenticeship Admissions Team using our Late Apprenticeship Application Form, where they will work with you and your employer to complete the sign-up and enrolment onto the programme. Please do not fill in this form if you don’t have an employer in place.

Please choose the option for your age-range from the below:

15 – 18 years old: Please fill in the below application form – Remember, this form is only for applicants who have an employer lined up ready with an offer of employment. If this does not apply to you, please view the information in the section underneath.

15 – 18 Years Old Late Application Form

19 years or older: Please click the button ’19+ Years – How to Apply’ located underneath this section, where you will be taken to the application form.

If you are unsure about any of the above and would like to speak to our apprenticeships team directly then please contact us using the below:

01206 712043 – Applicant Enquiries or email ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk

I don't have an employer lined up ready with an offer of employment

What if I don’t have an employer?

If you do not have a contract offer of employment from an employer in place then there are a number of options still available to you:

Apply for a live Apprenticeship Vacancy: We have apprenticeship vacancies available throughout the year in a variety of industries. You can view and apply for a live apprenticeship vacancy using the link below.

View our live vacancies

Join Our Talent Pool: All you have to do is complete and submit our Talent Pool application form, attend a pre-screening assessment/interview and be available when contacted. We will then send your details along with your profile to employers looking for an apprentice, inform you if you are selected and send you guidance to prepare you for interview.

Join our Talent Pool

Attend an Advice Day: Our August Advice Days will take place from GCSE Results Day on Thursday 24th August 2023, at both our Colchester and Braintree campuses. Apprenticeship advisers will be on hand to assist you with your options at this stage.

Bookings open at 08:00am on Thursday 24th August. When booking your appointment, please select apprenticeships rather than the subject you wish to do an apprenticeship in, as there are not apprenticeship programmes available for every full-time subject area. Our apprenticeship team will then advise you on what apprenticeship programmes are on offer.

If you are unsure about any of the above and would like to speak to our apprenticeships team directly then please contact us using the below:

01206 712043 – Applicant Enquiries or email ci.apprenticeships@colchester.ac.uk

Aged 19+

Aged 19+

In order to study an apprenticeship you must have an employer willing to take you on as an apprentice and with an offer of employment in place.

Please read through the information below and follow the information that applies to your current status.

If you have found an employer willing to take you on as an Apprentice and they are ready to put a contract of employment in place, please click the red button located underneath this section, which will take you to the first stage of the application process. Then click the button ’19+ Years – How to Apply’ where you will be taken to the next stage of the application process.

I am already in employment and my employer would like to put me through an apprenticeship

If you are already in employment then please contact our Apprenticeship Admissions Team where they will work with you and your employer to complete the sign-up and enrolment onto the programme.

01206 712043 – Applicant Enquiries or email:

I don’t have an employer

If you do not have a contract offer of employment from an employer in place then there are other options available to you:

Apply for a vacancy

Employers can recruit for apprentice positions all year round. We have apprenticeship vacancies listed on our website throughout the year in a variety of industries and with employers small, medium and large.

View our live vacancies

Join Our Talent Pool

All you have to do is complete and submit our Talent Pool application form, attend a pre-screening assessment/interview and be available when contacted. We will then send your details along with your profile to employers looking for an apprentice, inform you if you are selected for interview, and send you guidance to prepare you for interview.

Join our Talent Pool

If you are unsure about any of the above and would like to speak to our apprenticeships team directly then please contact us using the below:

01206 712043 – Applicant Enquiries or email:

Employer Application Enquiries

If you would be interested to find out more about how this apprenticeship can work for your business or already have a member of staff who this apprenticeship would be perfect for please contact us using the â€˜Hire an Apprentice: Enquire Here’ button in the menu below.