Apprenticeship eligibility is set by the UK government. Most people meet the criteria — here's how to check.
To start an apprenticeship in England you need to:
You'll need GCSE English and maths at grade 4 (C) or above by the end of the apprenticeship — not necessarily before you start.
If you don't have them already, you'll do Functional Skills Level 2 alongside the apprenticeship at no extra cost. About 1 in 3 of our apprentices do this and pass first time.
You can still do an apprenticeship — as long as it represents substantial new skills, not a sideways move into the same kind of role you already qualified for.
Lots of our apprentices have humanities or arts degrees and use the apprenticeship to pivot into digital. That's well within the rules.
A few groups trigger 100% government-funded training (employer pays nothing for the apprenticeship cost). Check if any apply to you:
Nothing. The training cost is paid through the apprenticeship levy (large employer) or government co-investment (small employer). You receive a wage from day one — minimum £6.40/hour at apprentice rate, but typical CPD salaries are £18–22k per year.
Eligibility has edge cases. Visa types, EU pre-settled status, prior funded courses — these can be ambiguous. Best move is just to apply: we run the eligibility check on the call.
Apply and we'll check