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Boost your team’s skills with an apprenticeship

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Our apprenticeship courses at the University of Leeds are the perfect way to upskill employees and attract talent to your business.

How to set up an apprenticeship

Apprenticeships

Develop your workforce with higher and degree apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are employment-based training programmes designed to develop the skills, knowledge and behaviours needed for the workplace.

Our apprenticeships combine academic learning with practical workplace experience, helping your employees develop the knowledge and skills to succeed in their role and benefit your business.

Investing in apprenticeships can help your organisation: 

  • Develop skills your business needs for the future  
  • Upskill existing employees while they remain in work  
  • Attract and retain talented people
  • Enable you to address skills shortages
  • Improve productivity and organisational capability  
  • Reduce recruitment costs by developing talent from within.  

We support you throughout the journey, helping you identify the right programme, tailor training to your business needs, and guiding you through the recruitment process.

If you have any questions, email the Apprenticeships team at apprenticeships@leeds.ac.uk.

Learn more about our apprenticeship programmes

See a full list of the apprenticeship courses that we offer.

Trusted by employers

We're proud to deliver apprenticeships to organisations of all sizes across a wide range of sectors. Organisations we've worked with include:

Praised by Ofsted

At our most recent Ofsted inspection, inspectors praised the University for producing high-quality apprentices, noting our high achievement rates and the high number of distinction grades awarded.

Employer and apprentice success stories

Hear how organisations and apprentices have benefited from partnering with the University of Leeds.

Alumni Perspectives: Executive Leadership Apprenticeship

Alumni Perspectives: Executive Leadership Apprenticeship
Alumni Perspectives: Executive Leadership Apprenticeship

Video transcript: Alumni Perspectives - Executive Leadership Apprenticeship

The programme is an opportunity for us to build an early talent pipeline of technologists ... while also levelling the playing field and expanding what tech talent looks like.

Additional information

Subcontracting policy

In line with the government’s rules for apprenticeship funding, we have published the University of Leeds policy for subcontracting within apprenticeship programmes (PDF, 120KB).

Apprenticeship provider and assessment register

In addition to delivering apprenticeship training, the University is also an Assessment Organisation (formerly known as an End Point Assessment Organisation or EPAO).

For integrated degree apprenticeships, we deliver both the training and the apprenticeship assessment to confirm the apprentice’s occupational competency.