Senior Investment / Commercial Banking Professional Apprenticeship

Set by individual employers. You must be employed in a role relevant to this programme and be eligible to apply.

Employer must

• Provide apprentices with a contract of employment for the duration of the apprenticeship on the first day of their apprenticeship and be paid at least a wage consistent with the law for both the time they are in work and in off-the-job learning
• Provide the apprentice with paid time to attend off-the-job learning
• Employer must not ask the apprentice to contribute financially to the direct cost of learning
• Provide the apprentice with paid time to attend off-the-job training, including additional support for English and Maths, or supported access for learning difficulties and/or disabilities
• Recognise that the apprentice must complete the apprenticeship within their working hours
• Ensure the apprentice spends at least 20% of their time in off-the-job training
• Enter into a contract with BPP University
• Support the apprentice to gain new skills

Apprentice must

• Be in full-time employment for at least 30 hours a week
• Be an employee (have a contract of employment for the duration of the apprenticeship) on the first day of their apprenticeship and be paid at least a wage consistent with the law for both the time they are in work and in off-the-job learning
• Not be enrolled on another apprenticeship at the same time
• Have the right to work in England
• Be able to complete the apprenticeship in contracted working hours
• Be in a new job role (nine months or less), or in an existing job role, where significant new Knowledge and Skills are needed – employer statement of justification needed (relevant to the apprenticeship)

On completion, the apprentice will be able to apply for the appropriate level of professional membership aligned with this apprenticeship. This could be: CBI or CFA.