Here at First Response we are big on earning and learning and have been running our apprenticeship programme since 2014 and have seen some fantastic journeys from our apprentices. Our ethos at FRFL is that everything starts with our people, and what better way to demonstrate that than giving young people great opportunities to expand their knowledge in business. We offer Saturday jobs, work experience, apprenticeship programmes, sponsored learning, with internships and graduate programmes joining the mix in the near future! 🎓

Since 2014, we have recruited apprentices to take part in the Chartered Manager Degree Apprenticeship programme. This gives apprentices the opportunity to study for a degree in Business Management whilst working full time. Generally, it takes around 3 years to complete the programme, however the official timeframe is 4 years (because they are just that good!). When it all comes to an end, the apprentices will take part in the end point assessment where their learning will be put to the test by an assessor. When all goes well and the assessor deems you are competent in what you do, you will gain full Chartered Manager Status.

Alongside the work experience programme, we also support the students through mentoring. We set time aside as a business and deliver workshops by industry experts on skills such as CV & Cover Letter writing, communicating and presenting, interview techniques and many more. This helps the students to gain valuable employability skills to support their transition from education to the role which best suits them.  

Since 2015 we have been running a fantastic work experience programme, working alongside some of our partner schools and colleges. We believe that work experience is a great opportunity for young people to understand how businesses work and helps them prepare for roles to come. Our programme has covered roles within our operation such as sales and underwriting, to tech roles and even running a project that was delivered to our Management Board!

We have great relationships with many local schools, colleges and sixth forms and work closely with them to develop employer led projects. We want to make sure that the students are able to directly apply the things they learn directly into a business. The feedback we have had is that this way of learning really helps cement the knowledge. We will always give the students feedback on their projects too so that they can use it to help support their own development and studies. 

New for 2024! For the first time we are running a Digital Marketing Degree Apprenticeship. Similar to the Business Degree, this is a 3 year course plus an End point assessment meaning it takes closer to 4 years in total! But whilst you are learning, you will be part of our fantastic Marketing Team, putting into practice what you have learnt along the way!