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Catch up on all the webinars we've hosted in the run up to National Apprenticeship Week 2023. We held 10 dedicated webinars to cover a variety of our Apprenticeship opportunities, you can find them all here!
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Amazon is a truly unique business. For us there is no limit to our creativity, growth potential and opportunity to improve (as a business and the world around us). We take our position seriously and even though we started in a garage in 1994, times have changed.
Whether you are embarking on your career or want a change of direction, we have an Apprenticeship programme that will support your development in an innovative environment.
Why Amazon?
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Our customers are keyWe focus on Customer obsession rather than competitor focus. Passion for invention. Commitment to operational excellence, long-term thinking. We strive to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, Earth’s best employer, and Earth’s safest place to work.
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Every day is Day OneMeaning every day is an opportunity to learn.
Customer reviews, 1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfilment by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Career Choice, Fire tablets, Fire TV, Amazon Echo, Alexa, Just Walk Out technology, Amazon Studios, and The Climate Pledge are some of the things pioneered by Amazon. -
Your contribution mattersAnd take the time to recognise what we do and how we do it on our Apprenticeship programmes. Each year we nominate, evaluate and award winners in the following categories: Apprentice Champion, Resilience Award, Mentor of the Year, Innovation Award, Rising Star of the Year and Apprentice of the Year. We know our Apprentices make a huge difference to our business so it’s great to recognise this and share some of their ideas and innovations!
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We celebrate you, being youAs a diverse business, not only do we create career journeys, we also want to attract Apprentices that reflect our customers and our diversity of thought. The breadth of Amazon’s Affinity groups demonstrates that whilst every employee is unique, there are ties that pull us together. You can be a quiet or active participant and connect with others who have shared experiences and interests. Our selection and recruitment process is considered, consistent and open to all who pass the qualifying criteria for each programme. If you require support or reasonable adjustments please let us know.
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Our reach is wideOur buildings reside and host Apprentices across the UK and Ireland. Dependent upon the programme you select you can be based at our Fulfilment Centres, within our distribution network or at our corporate offices in Edinburgh, Manchester, Cambridge, Bristol or London. What we value is aligning our Apprentices to the right programme, working in the right environment to thrive, whilst developing long term skills to build a career.
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It’s surprising the sectors we operate within
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Together our subsidiaries create the visionIncluding (amongst others) Amazon Web Services, Audible, Diapers.com, Goodreads, IMDb, Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics), Shopbop, Teachstreet, Twitch, Zappos, Whole Foods, MGM Holdings, PillPack, IMDb, Ring, Goodreads, Amazon Fresh and Zoox. Our Apprentices deliver across many of our UK based businesses and have gained commercial experience whilst continuing their learning journey.
Take a look below at some of the businesses you could work in as an Apprentice with Amazon: -
In 2023 we are celebrating 10 years of ApprenticeshipsWe are trailblazers and our Apprenticeship programmes were launched in 2013. Click here to find out where our first Apprentices are now and hear about their tips for success!
Don't just take our word for it.
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We are proud to be part of the 2023 Supporters Club in conjunction with the Department for Education. We will be holding a comprehensive suite of events across 5 of our UK locations during National Apprenticeship Week (including at our London HQ).
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We are Futures measure and rank 100 top brands according to how 16–24 year olds think and feel about them. In 2022 Amazon ranked 11th in their Top 100 Social Impact Barometer Survey with a strong focus on emotional connection, career making, wellbeing, equality and diversity and community
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We have been named as one of the UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers which celebrates England’s outstanding Apprenticeship employers. We are always on the lookout for curious and enthusiastic people to join our Apprenticeship programmes, so we can be at the forefront of helping Apprentices grow and develop their careers.
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For over 30 years now, Universum has been the trusted partner of many of the world’s best-known employers. In their 2022 Rankings surveying 35,143 students and 163 universities Amazon was ranked 4thin their top 10 for IT in their Most Attractive Employer listings.
Forbes has named Amazon in their 2022 Top 100 for the World’s Best Employers with us listing at number 14 in IT, Internet, Software and Services
Marking Milestones
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Learn more about our recent class of 2022 graduation ceremony for our Apprenticeship graduates.
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Hear from Andrea Jenkyns MP, Minister for Skills, Department for Education as she joined us for our Apprenticeship Awards
Apprentice Appreciation Week
Early in 2023, we'll be holding our Apprentice Appreciation Week to highlight the amazing work our Apprentices do across the business. Check out the video to hear from our Apprentice line managers who express the ways in which they are appreciative of their apprentices and why they are a positive addition to the business
Our opportunities and locations continue to grow
For 2023 we will be offering Apprenticeship programmes in:
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Advanced Learning programmes:Broadcasting
Buying and Merchandising
Content Production
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability
Information Communication
HR
Marketing
Recruitment
Learning and Development
Logistics and Distribution
Mechatronics
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Degree programmes:Creative Design
Cyber Security
Data Analysis
Data Science
Finance
Project Management
Sales / Account Management
Software Development
Applications open on the 6th February 2023
Successful applicants for our programmes will start with us in between May and September 2023, depending on the programme
Check out our programmes page which has further information of the start dates for our schemes