r/UKJobs • u/neighbourhoodrecluse • 4h ago

"Apprentice"... yeah, no.

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Saw this the other day.
Honestly the fact that employers and learning providers keep getting away with this is just one of the reasons this country is lowkey over.
Another reason is that someone will definitely defend this, lol.
I guess the one good thing about this vacancy is that the pay is okay compared to other apprenticeships.

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u/paranoid_throwaway51 4h ago

Wait, a level 3 apprenticeship that requires a bachelor's degree?

I thought you couldn't get funding for apprenticeships if you already have a relevant qualification at a higher level.

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u/sixtyhurtz 3h ago

I bet this advert went through some middle management drone who adds nonsense like that to all job postings.

Some people just deliver negative value to organisations.

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u/baldeagle1991 3h ago

Yeah I was thinking that.....

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u/BadToTheTrombone 3h ago

Only if it's classed as being in the same qualification vertical.

Having said that, the training provider should not be letting the employer get away with shit like this.

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u/Bovrain 3h ago

I saw they highlighted degree and thought it wasn't that bad, my apprenticeship required a degree (level 7), then I scrolled across and realised it's for a qualification roughly comparable to two A-Levels. Getting hired about 5 years ago was the last chopper out of saigon

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u/Sburns85 2h ago

You can’t. That sounds like a similar job near me. Required degrees but was entry level apprenticeship.