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Recruit an apprentice

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

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This page has been withdrawn, for current information please visit the Find an apprenticeship service.

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.

Updates to this page

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.