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Recruit an apprentice

How to use the Recruit an apprentice service to create, post and manage apprenticeship adverts.

Recruit an apprentice is the official government service for posting and managing apprenticeship adverts. Candidates can view and apply for apprenticeships on Find an apprenticeship.

Employers

Information for employers on how to create and manage apprenticeship adverts, along with guidance on using our recruitment APIs.

Our recruitment APIs may be useful if you want to create adverts using your existing systems or display adverts from Find an apprenticeship on your websites.

Training providers

Information for training providers on how to create and manage apprenticeship vacancies, along with guidance on using our recruitment APIs.

Our recruitment APIs may be useful if you want to create vacancies using your existing systems or display vacancies from Find an apprenticeship on your websites.

Display adverts API

You can use our Display adverts API to display adverts from Find an apprenticeship on any website, even if you don’t have an Apprenticeship service account.

APIs (Application Programming Interfaces) let applications share information and data with each other.

You’ll need someone with technical knowledge to connect your system with the API, for example a software developer.

Published 19 September 2014
Last updated 1 April 2022 + show all updates
  1. Deleted information about the RSS feed and Av live legacy tools being turned off.

  2. Added sections for employers, training providers and the Display API with links to new recruitment pages.

  3. Added link to new guidance page 'Creating an apprenticeship advert'.

  4. Added recruit an apprentice: creating and managing vacancies and applications to the collection.

  5. Updated content on advertising your vacancies online.

  6. Edits have been made to this page to alert readers to the upcoming replacement of the apprenticeship vacancies system with a new service called Recruit an apprentice.

  7. First published.