Stage 1: Apply Now! Applications are open for all higher level apprenticeships. Apply online through the SRC Application Portal (links from each course page). If you have already secured an employer you will still need to make an application through the SRC Application Portal (and refer to stage 4 below).
Stage 2: You will be sent a link to access an Employer Additional Information form (EAI). This form is sent to all employers who have confirmed recruitment intentions. This is the only information employers will receive to shortlist and invite you for interview. Use this as an opportunity to sell yourself. Be sure to make the best first impression.
Don’t panic - we are here to help! We will direct you to guidelines and a video tutorial online and will also invite you to attend a careers session - all for extra help and guidance. Remember to submit your form before March 2024 for it to be sent to HLA employers in our first pool of applicants.
Stage 3: You are required to attend a mandatory Pre-Enrolment Advice Session (PEAS). You must attend in order to obtain an offer on a HLA programme. You will have the opportunity to meet and speak with the curriculum team at this PEAS.
Stage 4: Your EAI form will be shared with employers.
Alternatively, at this stage if you have an employer in mind, you can contact the HLA team at SRC for guidance and we will assess employer suitability.
Stage 5: March 2024 - August 2024 – Employers will shortlist, interview, and make job offers.
Employers are responsible for contacting you (the applicant) directly to invite you for interview. SRC are not involved in the shortlisting or interview process. Employers are responsible for contacting you directly to make you a job offer.
Please contact the HLA Team if you have been unsuccessful in gaining an interview or securing a job at hla@src.ac.uk
Gaining entry onto the HLA programme is conditional on you securing a job offer, holding an offer of a place on a course and meeting the academic entry requirements for each individual HLA. SRC will endeavour to support you to secure a job offer by sharing your EAI form with SRC registered employers for shortlisting purposes. As noted at Stage 4 above, we will assess independently sourced employer suitability.
Stage 6: August 2024 - On A-Level results day, you must upload your results to the SRC Application Portal by 5pm to prove that the required qualifications have been achieved (failure to provide evidence by this date and time may result in you losing your place on the course or being placed on a waiting list).
- If you have met the academic entry requirements and have a job secured, we will confirm your place on the course and inform your employer. Your employer will begin to draw up a contract of employment.
- If you have met the academic entry requirements but not yet secured a job offer, please don't panic. Your EAI form will be shared with employers as part of the second pool of applicants.
- If you have not met the academic entry requirements, please contact the SRC Careers Team to discuss alternative options, including Clearing.
Stage 7: September 2024 – All HLA programmes commence.
Please note: The HLA programme will run subject to sufficient enrolments. Although you may be in receipt of a FIRM course offer, the College reserves the right to only run the course if sufficient enrolments are in place. In the case of a HLA programme becoming oversubscribed, places are allocated based on the date an employer makes a job offer.
Costs: There are no costs incurred as Higher-Level Apprenticeships
are funded by the Department for the Economy and the European Social Fund.
