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There are 200 Civil Service apprenticeship placements for people 18 to 21 who want to work in government.
You must be:
- a non-graduate
- have 5 GCSEs, grades A* to C including English language and maths
- aged between 18 and 21 on 31 August 2014
- be able to start in September 2014
You can apply for the Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme between 28 January and 19 February 2014.
Types of roles
You’ll start at a management level. Roles include being an Assistant Parliamentary Secretary in a minister’s private office. This includes responsibility for a specific area of their portfolio or helping to develop a new policy by engaging with stakeholders, interested groups and other government departments.
The apprenticeship
You’ll be working towards a level 4 higher apprenticeship qualification.
You’ll need to study and do written assignments as well as your full-time job. You’ll be given time during your working week for study but you’ll also need to study at evenings and weekends.