Finding the right apprentice for your business can feel daunting.
Some employers already know who they want in the role, while others need help sourcing candidates and sorting through applications. Many want Make UK to take the whole process off their hands.
There’s no right or wrong way to recruit an apprentice, and we’re here to support you however you need.
We might already have your apprentice.
Make UK keeps a pool of candidates who are ready and waiting for the right opportunity — the right course, the right location or the right employer.
If you need to move quickly, you can use our talent pool to find candidates who are ready to start and have already passed initial checks
What are my options for finding the right apprentice?
Many employers don’t need any support, so you’re welcome to run your own recruitment process.
If you need a helping hand, we’ve got three options to suit your needs.
Standard
Free
What's included
We advertise the role and match suitable candidates to you.
What you do
Review CVs, arrange your own interviews and make the decision.
Enhanced
£595 + VAT
What's included
We screen applicants and send you a shortlist, including a short video from each candidate via our video screening tool called Willow.
What you do
Review the shortlist and run your own interviews from a smaller, stronger pool.
Assessment day
£1,000 + VAT at Make UK / £1,200 + VAT at your site
What's included
We run a full assessment day that includes group activities, interviews and selection.
What you do
Turn up and meet the candidates we've selected for you.
If the role doesn’t get filled with our Enhanced package, we’ll either keep looking, or refund the fee.
FAQs
We can still help if you’ve already got a candidate you’re considering.
We'll check their eligibility, talk you through how the apprenticeship would work for them and get them enrolled.
You don’t need to use our recruitment services to take on an apprentice this way.
Absolutely. You can have your assessment day at our Technology Hub in Aston, or we can come to your site.
The day will be the same wherever it’s hosted, including group activities, interviews and the selection process.
That’s not a problem at all. Some companies don’t need our support in this part of the process.
If you’re happy running your own recruitment process, you can just give us details of your candidate and we’ll take it from there.
The general standard of applicants keeps rising every year as more candidates choose apprenticeships as a first choice, not a fallback option.
We’re seeing candidates arrive with stronger grades and a better sense of what they want.
We keep a talent pool of strong candidates who have been through initial screening and are ready to go.
Talk to us about recruitment
Tell us what you need and how we can help, and we'll work out the right level of support together.
Find out how it works for employers from first enquiry through to your apprentice starting.