An apprenticeship is a great way to earn while you learn the important skills to qualify you for a career in your chosen field. If you would like to be an apprentice but don't have a job, we may be able to help. We have excellent contacts with a large network of local employers and we also recruit and train our own apprentices in a wide range of jobs here at CRC.
Below is a list of current vacancies – one of which could set you on the path to a great new future. Our list is constantly changing so keep up to date by keeping an eye on the website. If you'd like to talk to us about apprenticeships in general, please contact one of our Employment & Skills Advisors on Tel: 01223 418778 or Email: kmoussi@camre.ac.uk.
- Taking calls
- Booking cabs
- Emailing
- Checking the website for bookings
- Accepting deliveries
- Liaising with customers both on the phone and face to face
- Basic administration
- Filing
- Typing
- Working as part of a team
- Dealing with in house computer system
| Employer & location: | Cam Cab Ltd, Cambridge |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | Good written & spoken English. |
| Skills required: | The ability to be multi task and remain polite and friendly to customers. |
| Personal attributes: | Calm, friendly & confident. |
| Hours: | 40 hours per week. 8am-5pm Mondays to Fridays. |
| Pay: | 120 per week |
| Closing date: | 20/10/2012 |
The role will be part of a wider team providing insolvency services to clients.
Key Functions
The main responsibilities of the role:
- Taking telephone messages, dealing with routine enquiries, and responding quickly to requests from referrers and colleagues.
- Opening and sorting incoming mail when required.
- Preparing outgoing post and creditors' circular.
- Dealing with case-related work on a task by task basis.
- Entering details on IPS for cases
- Filing
- Producing letters and documents
- Faxing and photocopying
- Providing administrative support to the team as required.
- Responsible for archiving and retrieving boxes from storage.
- Greeting clients and providing refreshments.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Work completed to required standards in agreed timescales.
- Documents prepared correctly and in line with Firm standard documentation.
- High level of support to team and colleagues.
| Employer & location: | Begbies Traynor, Coton |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | At least 5 GCSE passes including Maths & English at grade C or above ( or equivalent) |
| Skills required: | Good communication skills, both verbal & written. Ability to work at all levels. Ability to adapt to different situations. Full driving licence - due to location of the office & the Apprentice may need to carry out tasks that require driving. |
| Personal attributes: | Calm, confident, well-presented & well organised. |
| Hours: | 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday ( 1 hour for lunch) |
| Pay: | £115 per week |
| Closing date: | 31/03/2012 |
If you would like more information on this vacancy or to apply for other vacancies with Cambridge Regional College please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Previous experience of IT Support is advantageous but not necessary as full training will be given. Practical ability, enthusiasm & a willingness to learn are essential.
General duties include:
- Provide 1st line support & assist with general enquiries from teachers, staff & students.
- Assist with the installation & updating of computer equipment & software.
- Conduct routine testing, maintenance & repair of school IT equipment; projectors, systems & servers.
- Maintain the IT helpdesk system; respond to calls & emails, log jobs & escalate where necessary.
- Create, maintain & troubleshoot user accounts, reset password, allocate security permissions & printer credit.
- Backup, restore & archive files.
- Assist with development & maintenance of the school intranet.
- Audit & monitor system usage.
- Monitor stock & stationery levels within the department. Re-stock consumables & change printer cartridges as required.
- Maintain booking systems & databases as required.
- Uphold all school policies, especially those regarding ICT access, data protection, health & safety & child protection, under the guidance & supervision of the line manager.
| Employer & location: | Wisbech Grammar School, Wisbech |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professionals |
| Qualifications required: | Good Maths & English GCSE's (or equivalent) and a strong interest in IT. |
| Skills required: | Good trouble shooting skills. Ability to work as part of a team & use own initiative when required & to prioritise own workload with a flexible approach. Ability to communicate effectively with others (staff, teachers, pupils etc) |
| Personal attributes: | Enthusiastic & self motivated with a willingness to learn. Understanding & appreciation of confidentiality. |
| Hours: | 37.5 hrs p/w, Monday to Friday 8:30am - 5pm |
| Pay: | 120 per week |
| Closing date: | 09/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for other vacancies please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Duties include:
• Answering incoming calls between 1-4 rings
• Taking fully qualified messages, including full name of caller, company name, telephone number and nature of the call, address and source (if relevant).
• Carrying out order requests via clients’ e-commerce sites and processing orders on-line and taking payment details.
• Carrying out diary bookings via clients’ online diary site specific to instructions.
• Promptly relay back the message to our client via their preferred choice i.e. fax, email, SMS or call through.
• To attend occasional out of hours Team Meetings and help implement future plans and systems.
Responsibilities include:
• Quality control of your messages throughout the day
• Regular revision of all clients instructions/Activities
| Employer & location: | Heyes Communications Ltd, Cambridge |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Customer Service, Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | English GCSE Grade B or higher ( or equivalent qualifications) |
| Skills required: | Minimum Typing speed of 40 WPM, Microsoft Windows PC skills, ability to demonstrate a high level of written English so that messages are accurate, precise & correctly spelled, Ability to work as part of a team. |
| Personal attributes: | Punctual & Reliable, excellent telephone manner, bright and bubbly personality, Flexible attitude toward broadening knowledge and skills base. |
| Hours: | 9am-6pm, Monday to Friday |
| Pay: | 192 per week |
| Closing date: | 04/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeship.org.uk
Design ability is not necessary, though if an applicant has this capability, in addition to PHP/MySQL experience, they would have the opportunity to use their design skills from time to time.
Day to day duties would be overseen by our on site developer and would involve mySQL database and PHP scripting as required. You would be working with a small team in and addition to these core duties would be expected to 'muck in' as required to meet any project deadlines - this could include answering the phone and cross - checking work, testing website functionality, market research etc.
| Employer & location: | Magstar Ltd, Whittlesford |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | IT Application Specialist, Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent. |
| Skills required: | Well-developed written, verbal & presentational communication skills. Good standard of written & spoken English. Excellent problem-solving skills. Enjoy working as a member of a team & using their own initiative. Confident & experienced in using Facebook & Twitter. MySQL database & PHP scripting - is desirable. |
| Personal attributes: | Self confident & experiences in using Facebook & Twitter. |
| Hours: | 10am-5pm Monday to Friday. 35 hours per week. |
| Pay: | 100 per week |
| Closing date: | 04/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy, please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The position is currently available for an immediate start subject to references and contracts.
The Apprentice will have 20 paid holiday days per year as well as all public/bank holidays.
| Employer & location: | Headline Teacher Supply Service in Cambridge |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | Maths & English at grade C or above is desirable but not essential. Knowledge of Microsoft Office is also desirable. |
| Skills required: | Knowledge of Microsoft Office functions in particular excel & word. Confident & effective communicator. Enthusiastic hard worker who can use own initiative. |
| Personal attributes: | Bubbly & bright. Good sense of humour & an enthusiasm to learn. |
| Hours: | 8:30-5pm, Monday-Friday with 1 hr lunch. (37.5hrs) |
| Pay: | 97.50 per week |
| Closing date: | 04/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Working within the support department, the role will include the following tasks, some of which will be after progression within the role and dependant on ability. There is potential at the end of the Apprenticeship period for the individual to become a fully fledged member of the IT & Support Team.
- Undertaking of basic IT tasks such as the configuration, building and installation of desktop PC's around the office.
- Testing of software installations for the company's products.
- Assisting and support with basic internal IT troubleshooting.
- Collaboration and configuration of demonstration equipment.
- Taking first line support calls, logging customer queries and taking messages for other members of the support team.
- Data entry to include the collation and updating of unit records.
- Stock taking and auditing of support equipment.
- Servicing and testing of demonstration equipment.
- Testing of new software versions.
- Processing of licence string renewals.
- PAT testing of electrical equipment.
- Adhoc tasks as requested by the support department.
| Employer & location: | Pixel Power, Cambridge |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | IT Application Specialist |
| Qualifications required: | Desirable to have GCSE (or equivalent) Maths & English. Candidates must be willing to work towards the Apprenticeship qualification. |
| Skills required: | Knowledge or experience of Windows 7, an interest in the broadcast/media industries or in a computer graphics, knowledge or experience of networking & servers, knowledge or experience of MS Exchange 2003, experience of updating websites, someone to bring IT knowledge learned in the college environment into the business, A willingness to take on numerous adhoc tasks as part of the processes of learning the role, a good understanding of all basic Microsoft packages (Word/Excel/Outlook, etc) |
| Personal attributes: | Good communication skills,self motivation, willingness to work as part of a team. |
| Hours: | Monday to Friday, 9am - 5pm |
| Pay: | 140 per week |
| Closing date: | 04/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for the vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
| Employer & location: | Labour-tech Recruitment Ltd in Ely |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Sales and Telesales |
| Qualifications required: | 3 GCSE's, reasonable grades. |
| Skills required: | Good telephone manner. Proficient user of MS Office. |
| Personal attributes: | Confidence, conscientious & reliable. |
| Hours: | Monday to Friday 9am-5pm (1 hour for lunch) |
| Pay: | 150 per week |
| Closing date: | 04/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
- Reception work
- Answering the phones
- Meeting & greeting customers
- Assisting with sales & service
- Promoting the company by the use of social network & search engine optimisation.
| Employer & location: | Reed Autos, Foxton |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Sales and Telesales |
| Qualifications required: | GCSE grade C and above in English & Maths are required (or equivalent) |
| Skills required: | Good communication skills, confident at talking on the phone, excellent attention to detail, good knowledge & experience of using IT. |
| Personal attributes: | Polite & friendly, smartly dressed, willing to learn. An interest in cars is desirable but not essential. Driving license or learning to drive preferred. |
| Hours: | Monday-Friday 8:30am-5pm. some Saturdays & Sundays |
| Pay: | 115 per week |
| Closing date: | 02/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy, please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Key Duties:
- Ensure procedures and carried out to required regulatory standards.
- Comply with site health, safety and security systems and procedures.
- Carry out agreed IT support processes and operations.
- Support and develop other IT team members.
- Report to the IT manager daily.
Competences looked for:
- Able to carry our technical/recycling processes and operations.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Good mechanical/technical skills.
- Experience of using power hand tools.
Hours: 9am - 5pm, Monday to Friday; time off for training as per agreed individual training plan.
Working environment: parts of the Waterbeach site can be cold, hot, dirty, dusty and noisy places to work.
| Employer & location: | COVER Ltd, Waterbeach |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professionals |
| Qualifications required: | We have no formal qualifications requirement, just an interest in the potential of ICT to support the work that Voluntary and Community organisations do. |
| Skills required: | Able to carry out technical/recycling processes & operations. Experience of working in a team. Good ICT technical skills & knowledge. Experience of solving IT problems remotely & in person. |
| Personal attributes: | Integrity and honest. Good communications and interpersonal skills. Manual handling and operation of some power tools and technical equipment is required in this post. Able to work to deadlines and targets. Willingness to learn and develop new skills. |
| Hours: | Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm. (1 hour lunch break) |
| Pay: | 97.50 per week |
| Closing date: | 01/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Key Duties:
- Ensure procedures are carried out to required regulatory standards.
- Comply with site health, safety and security systems and procedures.
- Carry out agreed recycling processes and operations.
- Support and develop other recycling team members.
- Report to the designated recycling foreman daily.
Competence looked for:
- Able to carry out technical/recycling processes and operations.
- Experience of working in a team.
- Good mechanical/technical skills.
- Experience of using power hand tools.
Hours: 8am - 4pm, Monday to Friday; time off for training as per agreed individual training plan.
Working environment: parts of the warehouse can be cold, hot, dirty, dusty and noisy places to work.
| Employer & location: | COVER Ltd, Waterbeach |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | IT, Software, Web & Telecoms Professionals |
| Qualifications required: | We have no formal qualifications requirement, just and interest in ICT equipment stripping & assembling. |
| Skills required: | Able to carry out technical/recycling processes & operations. Experience of working in a team. Good mechanical/technical skills. Experience of using power hand tools. |
| Personal attributes: | Integrity & honesty. Good communications & interpersonal skills. Manual handling & operation of machinery required in this post. Able to work to deadlines & targets. Willingness to learn & develop new skills. |
| Hours: | 8am-4pm, Monday to Friday. (1 hour lunch break) |
| Pay: | 91 per week |
| Closing date: | 01/03/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy, please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
An ability to identify current market trends in products and topical local events and service across the UK. The role will form the key front-end team to help growing this dynamic business. The new online presence is going live in November 2011 and is supported by investment to build the business profile.
Working with the Directors the role will be required to update existing online content based on research undertaken to ensure that the sections allocated to the role are kept up to date and relevant. This will require research, predominantly online, in the various categories for the UK market.
Also participation may be required in keeping the social media side of the business updated as well as contributions in online forums.
In addition to direct editorial contribution a keen mind that can track and identify emerging trends is critical. The role will allow for significant autonomy and creativity in developing the core site.
| Employer & location: | Wamki, Cambridge |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Marketing Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | Strong English Language & Literature GCSE or equivalent. |
| Skills required: | Attention to detail, PC literate. Retail experience an advantage. |
| Personal attributes: | Creative, articulate & inquisitive. A self-starter and independent thinker ideal. |
| Hours: | 30 hours per week, start and finish times very flexible |
| Pay: | 90 per week |
| Closing date: | 01/03/2012 |
If you would like more information on this vacancy or to apply for other vacancies with Cambridge Regional College please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
- Answer and make telephone calls
- Making appointments
- Prescriptions
- Deal with general enquiries
- Registering patients
- Enter requests into the visit book
- Prepare lists and notes for surgeries
- Entering patient information
- Filing
- Scanning
- Copying notes
- Dealing with medical records
- Looking after notice boards and waiting area
- Various other admin tasks.
You will be expected to provide a high standard of care to patients and other agencies as well as internal staff.
| Employer & location: | Firs House Surgery, Impington |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | Grade C or above in English & Maths. |
| Skills required: | Good level of English & Maths, IT literate, keyboard skills would be an advantage, good telephone manner. |
| Personal attributes: | Understanding of condientiality, reliable & punctual, flexible, able to use initiative, patient, articulate, able to work well in a busy enviornment. Smart appearance - to wear black trousers/skirt with black & white tops (practice will give £100 towards this) Car driver/owner - useful but not essential. |
| Hours: | Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week |
| Pay: | 100 per week |
| Closing date: | 01/03/2012 |
If you would like more information on this vacancy or to apply for other vacancies with Cambridge Regional College please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Apprentice Recruitment Consultant's will be expected to be involved in all areas of the recruitment life-cycle, including: Recruitment Account Management Business Development
Resourcing
| Employer & location: | Mjh Personnel Associates Limited, Comberton |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | GCSE grade C or above in English and Maths or equivalent. |
| Skills required: | Computer literate (Email, Internet, Word Processing & spreadsheets). MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel & Powerpoint). Bespoken Recruitment Data (CRM) |
| Personal attributes: | Confident, positive & not afraid to sell. Excellent interpersonal & communication skills. Ambitious, motivated & self-starter. Must be a team player & be able to work with others. Able to handle pressure & tight deadlines & manage sales targets. Strong problem solving skills & ability to approach problems with new ideas (be creative) Hard working, committed & flexible approach to work. |
| Hours: | 40hrs, Mon-Fri 8:30-5:30pm + any overtime |
| Pay: | 125 per week |
| Closing date: | 29/02/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Our apprentice will work with our marketing director to attract new clients. We do this through direct and digital marketing, as well as PR and networking. The apprentice will also be involved with the administration of Prospect Research, and we will expect them to create and maintain efficient systems to help the company to run smoothly.
Our apprentice will be involved with following marketing tasks:
- Posting news bulletins, white papers, blogs and social networking posts on the Internet.
- Designing and sending e-shots
- Updating the Prospect Research website and on-line forums
- Maintaining our CRM database
- Sending out press releases
- Working with the MArketing Director and our sales team on new marketing ideas.
Our Apprentice will also be involved with the following administration tasks for the company:
- Ordering stationery and office supplies
- Managing our filing systems
- Dealing with suppliers
- Data entry
- Helping to organise events
- Helping with research projects and surveys
| Employer & location: | Prospect Research Ltd, Cambridge |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Marketing Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | No formal qualifications are required, however a good grasp of written English would be a benefit . In addition, an understanding of the use of Twitter would be advantageous. |
| Skills required: | Very good written and spoken English, very good IT Skills, including experience of using the Internet and databases ( Excel, Etc), experience of using social networking platforms (Facebook, Twitter, etc), an organised way of working, ability to prioritise their workload. |
| Personal attributes: | Is proactive, and brings good ideas into the business, works well as part of a team, Very good time-keeping. |
| Hours: | 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday |
| Pay: | 95 per week |
| Closing date: | 27/02/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The ideal Candidate will have strong administrative skills and be confident in speaking to candidates and clients on the phone. You will have experience in working with MS Office and MS Office.
You will be responsible for managing client and candidate databases as well as resourcing candidates and submitting details to clients for consideration.
This position would ideally suit an individual looking to develop a long term career in recruitment with an opportunity to progress within a small but growing business.
You may be required to produce proof of qualifications, if these are required for the role by the hirer, law or a professional body.
Interested applicants will be expected to complete and return by email a simple application form to which CVs must be incorporated.
| Employer & location: | Forces Recruitment Services, Duxford |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | Studying towards Customer Services or Business Studies Qualifications. |
| Skills required: | MS Office & Outlook, strong IT skills and have attention to detail. |
| Personal attributes: | Confident, good communicator & well organised. |
| Hours: | 30 hours per week |
| Pay: | 118 per week |
| Closing date: | 27/02/2012 |
If you would like more information on this vacancy or to apply for other vacancies with Cambridge Regional College please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
The ideal candidate will be confident communicator both on the telephone and via email.
They will be able to speak to clients at all levels.
Good computer skills essential together with a good standard of oral and written English are essential.
| Employer & location: | Approach Telemarketing in Orton Southgate |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Sales & Telesales, Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | GCSE grades C or above in English ( or equivalent) |
| Skills required: | Confident communicator using the telephone with good IT skills. Ability to use data bases essential. |
| Personal attributes: | Friendly & outgoing with a good personality. Flexibility is essential in this role towards working hours and the varied duties entailed. Reliability again is important. |
| Hours: | Monday to Friday 9:30am - 4:30pm. |
| Pay: | 100 per week |
| Closing date: | 26/02/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
There will be interaction with students at the college so candidates must be comfortable working in a busy school environment with some 1050 students.
| Employer & location: | Bottisham Villege College, Bottisham |
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| Type of Apprenticeship: | Business Administration Level 2 |
| Qualifications required: | GCSE English (or equivalent) as well as being fluent in the language. |
| Skills required: | Ability to communicate well at all levels. Condifent in the use of IT e.g. Microsoft word, email etc. |
| Personal attributes: | You must have a smart appearance, be conscientious & have a sense of humour. |
| Hours: | 37.5 hrs p/w, Monday to Friday 8:30am - 4pm |
| Pay: | 110 per week |
| Closing date: | 26/02/2012 |
For more information or to apply for this vacancy please log onto www.apprenticeships.org.uk
Further Information
To apply for any of our apprenticeship vacancies, please log on and register on www.apprenticeships.org.uk to fill out the application form. If you have any enquires, please contact one of our Employment & Skills Advisors on Tel: 01223 418778 or Email: kmoussi@camre.ac.uk.
Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment as we reserve the right to close vacancies early if sufficient applications have been received.















