Apprenticeships in local government provide a perfect way to earn a wage while you gain vital work experience and a nationally recognised qualification.
Whether you are just leaving education, changing careers or returning to work - if what you're looking for is a long and lasting career - then this is your chance to receive excellent training and personal development.
In local government you could have a job in:
social work and social care
administrative/customer services
public and media relations
educational services/psychologists
nursery nursing
leisure and tourism
youth work/teaching support work
fire control operators
interpreter/linguist
libraries/recreation
trading standards.
In local government you could have a job in:
procurement
architects/property management
contract management
trading standards
ICT/telecoms
planning
finance/legal
human resources
policy/research and analysis
commissions
building control/surveyors.
In local government you could have a job in:
public health
community firefighters
caretaking/cleaning/catering/security
regeneration
maintenance and construction
conservation/ecology
health and safety
waste management/recycling
environmental health
water resources.
The range of apprenticeships offered in local government include accounting, horticulture, arts and entertainment, business administration, catering and facilities services, construction, customer services, early years and education, emergency fire service operations, environmental conservation, health and safety, health and social care, heritage, housing, information services and technology, insurance, human resources, sport, recreation and communications.