Apprenticeships at Norfolk County Council
Apprenticeships are key for our workforce and provide a talent pipeline for our Council's current and future skill needs.
Apprenticeships can help us:
- Increase the number of work opportunities in Norfolk
- Improve the services we deliver at Norfolk County Council (NCC)
- Increase skills across Norfolk
We recruit apprentices across our departments to suit all ages and experience levels. Existing staff and those who do not currently work at NCC can apply for our apprenticeships.
We also support our local authority schools with apprenticeships.
What you get
Apprenticeships at the Council are real jobs - you get paid a real salary and have full rights as an employee. The apprenticeship aims to give you a pathway to a successful career through the skills and experience you gain.
Some of the apprenticeship roles we have offered include:
- Accountancy and Finance Assistant
- Business Administrator
- Operational Firefighter
- Social Worker
- Chartered Surveyor
- Regulatory Compliance Officer
- Junior Content Producer
- Civil Engineering Technician
- Infrastructure Technician
- Chartered Town Planner
- Recruitment Resourcer
How we support you
As an apprentice, you have:
- A line manager from NCC to support you in your workplace
- An apprenticeship tutor and assessor from your training provider
- An Apprenticeship Advisor from our NCC apprenticeships team to help with any queries you might have about your apprenticeship. You have quarterly review meetings with your Apprenticeship Advisor to see how you are getting on.
Depending on your apprenticeship programme, you can be supported to achieve membership status with professional bodies and gain a formal qualification/certificate.
How to apply
Apprenticeship vacancies are advertised on our jobs site.
Sign up to our vacancy alerts and we'll let you know about new apprenticeships. Use the keyword 'apprentice' when you sign up.
Contact us
If you have a question, email our NCC apprenticeships team at nccapprenticeships@norfolk.gov.uk. NCC local authority schools can also contact us using this email.
Apprentice feedback
Trainee Finance Assistant Apprentice
"The course itself is only part of my learning process. Thanks to my job, I can link the new knowledge with the real-life activities. I am also given a lot of additional assignments. They help me to see my work and its impact from a wider perspective and encourage to me to learn about the whole organisation and sector."
Chartered Surveyor Apprentice
"An apprenticeship has meant that I've had a wide range of experiences that I perhaps wouldn't have been able to access or afford if I had chosen the traditional route of going straight off to university."