Trade apprenticeship advert template
Use this template to prepare a paid apprenticeship advert with the employer. Replace every bracketed field with confirmed details and remove anything that does not apply.
It is a writing aid, not a vacancy or a promise of applicants. Keep an unfinished template as a draft.
[Trade] apprentice at [hiring employer] Work location: [town or city, UK nation, and actual working area] Pay: [employer-confirmed amount and pay period, including any stated conditions] Hours: [weekly hours, days and expected working pattern] Training: [qualification or apprenticeship title and level] Training provider: [organisation delivering the training] Expected start: [confirmed date] Applications close: [confirmed date] About the employer [Briefly explain the employer’s work and the team the apprentice would join.] What you will do [Describe the real tasks, working setting and supervision.] What you will learn [Explain the training content and arrangements agreed for this role.] What you need to apply Essential: [requirements the employer has confirmed are necessary] Desirable: [useful qualities or experience that are not essential] Travel and working arrangements [Explain changing sites, reporting location or travel requirements if relevant.] How to apply [Public application URL or authorised application email] [Documents or information the applicant needs to provide] [Contact route for questions or adjustment requests, if supplied] Advertised by [provider] for [hiring employer].
Before you share the advert
Separate the provider from the employer. Make clear who is offering the paid job and who is advertising or delivering training. UK Trade Jobs records these separately.
Use the exact pay information. Include its period and any conditions the employer has stated. Do not turn an hourly figure into an annual salary unless the employer has confirmed the hours and calculation.
Describe this role. For a site-based vacancy, check the reporting point and travel. For workshop work, ask about shifts. For building-services work, describe the actual setting and duties. These are prompts for the employer, not facts to assume.
Check the application link and dates. Open the destination on a phone, confirm that it is the right vacancy and agree who will close the listing if recruitment ends early.
CITB’s construction recruitment guidance includes an advert checklist covering the training, location, employer, dates, wage, duties and entry criteria. Confirm the details for the specific apprenticeship rather than copying another employer’s advert. Read CITB’s advert guidance.
Submitting to UK Trade Jobs
Your provider profile must be approved before you can submit a vacancy. You will also need a public source confirming the job and the employer’s permission to advertise it. Standard provider apprenticeship adverts are free, and each advert and later edit is reviewed before publication.
Course intakes and expressions of interest belong on your provider profile. Use the vacancy form for a genuine paid apprenticeship.