Apprenticeships for Barnardo's employees

There are many different courses and levels available, depending on your interest and skillset.

For example, a level 3 business administration course is the equivalent of 2 A levels or for if you have the time and resource, level 6 is the equivalent of an undergraduate degree (see our video or download the Open University leaflet at the bottom of this page).

If you would like to apply to take up a qualification through the Apprenticeship Academy, discuss it with your line manager. Between you, you’ll need to establish whether there is scope for an apprentice in your team and what type of apprenticeship would be suitable.

Apprenticeships available through the Apprenticeship Academy

Business Administrator

Level: 3 (equivalent to A levels at grades A to E)
Typical length: 18 months
Current funding band: up to £5,000 per apprentice

Find out more information on the Business Administrator standard.

Team leader

Level: 3 (equivalent to GCSEs at grades A* to C)
Typical length: 12 months
Current funding band: up to £4,500 per apprentice

Early Years Educator

Level: 3 (equivalent to A levels at grades A to E)
Typical length: 20 months
Current funding band: up to £6,000 per apprentice

Find out more information on the Early Years Educator standard.

Children, Young People and Families Practitioner

Level: 4
Typical length: 24 months
Current funding band: up to £6,000 per apprentice

Find out more information on the Children, Young People and Families Practitioner standard.

Quality Practitioner

Level: 4
Typical length: 18 months
Current funding band: up to £6,000 per apprentice

Find out more on the Quality Practitioner standard.

Retail Manager

Level: 4
Typical length: 12 months
Current funding band: up to £5,000 per apprentice

Find out more on the Retail Manager standard.

Operations Manager

Level: 5
Typical length: 30 months
Current funding band: up to £7,000 per apprentice

Find out more on the Operations Manager standard.

Chartered Manager

Level: 6
Typical length: 48 months
Current funding band: up to 22,000 per apprentice

Find out more on the Chartered Manager standard.

Senior Leader

Level: 7
Typical length: 24 months
Current funding band: up to 14,000 per apprentice

Find out more on the Senior Leader standard.

Coaching Professional

Level: 5
Typical length: 14 months
Current funding band up to £5000 per apprentice.

Find out more on the Coaching Professional standard.

If you're interested in one of the apprenticeships listed above

You must get authorisation from your line manager before completing expression of interest (EOI) – available to download at the bottom of this page.
Fill in the EOI to undertake an internal apprenticeship (download at the bottom of this page) and email it as an attachment with your current CV to Employment, Training and Skills (ETS) at ETS@barnardos.org.uk.
A children's services manager (CSM) from the employment, training and skills (ETS) team will contact you within five working days. The CSM will discuss your options, ensuring you are eligible for an apprenticeship, and answer any queries you may have.
If you, your line manager and the CSM are happy for you to proceed, a training supervisor will contact you to organise a meeting to complete your sign-up paperwork.

Apprenticeships through an external provider

If you're interested in an apprenticeship that we don't offer internally

You must get authorisation from your line manager before completing an expression of interest (EOI) - available to download at the bottom of this page.
Fill in the EOI form and email it as an attachment to ETS@barnardos.org.uk, copying in your line manager.
A children's services manager (CSM) from the employment, training and skills (ETS) team will contact you within five working days, and will support you to find an external provider to suit your needs.
Once you have an external provider in place, ETS must negotiate a cost for the apprenticeship and a service level agreement (SLA) must be signed by the external provider and an ETS CSM (ONLY) in Barnardo’s, and returned to ETS@barnardos.org.uk.
Once the apprentice has started with the external provider a copy of the start paperwork must be sent to ETS, as well as an additional staff information form (BAA ASI) - available for download at the bottom of this page.
Once the ETS team has received everything above, a member of the finance team will allow the funds to be accessed to the external provider via the digital account (DAS).

If you already have an external provider in place

You must get authorisation from your line manager before completing an expression of interest (EOI) - available to download at the bottom of this page.
Fill in the EOI form and email it as an attachment to ETS@barnardos.org.uk, copying in your line manager, also mention that you have already sourced an external provider and provide the details via email.
A CSM will contact you to discuss options.
Once you have an external provider in place, ETS must negotiate a cost for the apprenticeship and a service level agreement (SLA) must be signed by the external provider and an ETS CSM (ONLY) in Barnardo’s, and returned to ETS@barnardos.org.uk.
Once the apprentice has started with the external provider a copy of the start paperwork must be sent to ETS, as well as an additional staff information form (BAA ASI)- available for download at the bottom of this page.

Recruiting apprentices

See our step-by-step guide for managers recruiting an apprentice to a new position.