Apprenticeship Request for Services

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In order to formalise your relationship with the University of Salford to support an employee on an apprenticeship programme, you will need to complete our online request for services form in the first instance. 

For general apprenticeship enquiries please either complete the contact us form, email apprenticeships@salford.ac.uk or call +44 (0)161 295 3063.

Apprenticeship Request for Services

The first stage of the process is for the employer to complete the online request for services form below. Please note this is not an application, the next step once we have received the completed request for services form, is for the online application form to be sent out to you to share with the candidate.

Please choose the relevant form depending on the programme you are looking to support an apprentice on.  

Entry criteria

Entry criteria onto Higher and Degree Apprenticeship programmes are the same as those for the traditional programmes, so therefore you must satisfy the minimum criteria for entry as stated on our website.  

Please note that in addition to the entry criteria above, the entry requirements for every Higher and Degree Apprenticeship include:  

GCSE English and Maths Grade A-C i.e. 1-4 (or equivalent)  
or  
Level 2 Functional Skills English and Maths (or above) 

We are unable to accept any applications from apprentices who do not meet these requirements and we will need the proof of qualifications with certificates only.  

Please note, you will need the following to hand when you are ready to complete the request for services form. Unfortunately, there currently isn’t the function to save and return to the form later (we are working on this).  

  • Company number (as per Companies House) 
  • Contact details for someone in finance  
  • Company VAT number  
  • Number of employees in the company  
  • Apprentice/s full name  
  • Apprentice/s date of birth 
  • Date apprentice/s started working for the organisation 
  • Maths and English GCSE/Functional Skills qualification and grade for each apprentice 
  • Level 3 qualifications (you will need to add a note giving the details of what the applicant has at level 3) 
  • If the apprentice has any higher qualifications such as a degree  
  • Number of year’s work experience of the apprentice/s  
  • Apprentice/s working hours 
  • Apprentice/s annual leave entitlement  
Alternative entry criteria

Chartered Surveying

For applicants that are applying for the Chartered Surveyor apprenticeship, employers will need to provide their job description to apprenticeships@salford.ac.uk  and provide the name of Chartered Member (MRICS) who will act as counsellor for the Apprentice as they work towards the APC on the request for services.

Application deadlines

Please be aware of the application deadlines below for each of our intakes. If an application hasn’t been received by this date, consideration will be given for the next available intake. Please be advised this is a deadline for a full application to be made. A request for services form will have to be completed prior to the application form being shared. 

These dates allow us sufficient time to draw up and issue the employer evidence pack (contract etc.). Please also be aware that we will need to receive the completed employer evidence pack back prior to the apprentice starting the programme.

  • March 2024 Intake - The application deadline is Wednesday 31 January 2024
  • September 2024 Intake – The application deadline is Wednesday 31 July 2024
  • January 2025 Intake - The application deadline is Friday 29 November 2024