Top Apprenticeship Employers & Training Providers 2020 - 2021
This is your guide to the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers and Top 50 Training Providers in the UK.
It’s safe to say these are the best in the business when it comes to offering quality apprenticeships and work experience to school and college leavers across the country. Read on to find out why.
How are the Tables Created?
Each table is based on the thousands of reviews submitted to RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk by young people who have completed an apprenticeship in the last year.
Just like Love Island’s winning couples, these employers and training providers have been voted for by the people. So you know they’re the real deal.
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A school or college leaver writes a review of their apprenticeship or work experience and
submits it on
RateMyApprenticeship.co.uk.
They respond to ten questions about
their role, the organisation and the social perks of their scheme, ranking each out of ten.
After the review has been checked, it
goes live on
the website.
Once a company or training provider
has ten reviews, they are eligible for the Top 100 or Top 50.
Our digital team plug all the scores into an algorithm and like magic,
RateMyApprenticeship’s Top 100 Employers and Top 50 Training Providers are created.
Training Providers Explained
There are FOUR main types of training providers:
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Further Education Colleges
Just like a sixth-form college but in a much more adult environment. You’ll call the tutors by their first names, and students are aged anywhere between 16 to 99 - but most will be 16 to 18.
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Independent Training Providers
Employers that can’t deliver the off-the-job training outsource it to these organisations. They only train apprentices, unlike colleges where apprentices mix with students in full-time education.
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In-house Training Providers
Large employers have in-house tutors and training facilities. BAE Systems, Barclays and Virgin Media all have these capabilities within their company.
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Universities
Universities and other higher education institutions act as training providers for level 4, 5, 6 and 7 apprentices.
Time spent at work
Off-the-job training
Regional
Employers
This map shows the Top Employers in each region, the average salaries and number of employers in the Top 100 that hire apprentices in that location.
Click a region to reveal its profile...
North East
Top Employers:
- Sage
- Newcastle Building Society
- Accenture
- GSK
- EY
No. of Employers: 30
Scotland
Top Employers:
- EY
- BAE Systems
- BT
- PwC
- M&G
No. of Employers: 32
North West
Top Employers:
- Booking.com
- BAE Systems
- AstraZeneca
- PwC
- Whitbread
No. of Employers: 59
Northern Ireland
Top Employers:
- PwC
- Fujitsu
- EY
No. of Employers: 9
West Midlands
Top Employers:
- The AA
- PwC
- EY
- Mitchells & Butlers
- BMW Group
No. of Employers: 53
Wales
Top Employers:
- GE Aviation
- BAE Systems
- Airbus
- PwC
- Tata Steel
No. of Employers: 20
South West
Top Employers:
- BMW Group
- BT
- Defence Equipment & Support
- Burges Salmon
- Rolls-Royce
No. of Employers: 44
South East
Top Employers:
- Softcat
- Gatwick Airport
- Tech Data
- PwC
- Optivo
No. of Employers: 66
Central & Greater London
Top Employers:
- Mace Group
- PwC
- Savills
- M&G
- IBM
No. of Employers: 69
East of England
Top Employers:
- BT
- TUI UK
- AstraZeneca
- GSK
- Willis Towers Watson
No. of Employers: 40
East Midlands
Top Employers:
- Siemens
- Rolls-Royce
- First Response Finance Limited
- BT
- PwC
No. of Employers: 35
Yorkshire & the Humber
Top Employers:
- Syngenta
- Solenis
- BAM
- BAE Systems
- PwC
No. of Employers: 46