This apprenticeship trains you to play an important support role within a business or organisation.

Training opportunities

Administrators handle the day-to-day tasks in an office and make sure things run smoothly. This sort of work requires a strong sense of responsibility, accuracy and attention to detail.

This covers roles that involve organising people and resources such as:

• executive assistants
• secretaries
• administration assistants
• data entry clerks
• office juniors

As a business and administration apprentice, your exact duties will depend on your employer but could include:

• typing up board meeting documents
• putting financial information together in spreadsheets
• sending the daily post
• faxing and photocopying confidential document

Types of apprenticeship

There are 3 types of business and administration apprenticeships.

• Intermediate level apprenticeship
• Advanced level apprenticeship
• Higher apprenticeship

You can become an apprentice in England if you’re:16 or over
eligible to work in England and not in full-time education