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

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