Apprenticeship Β· earn while you train Β· live UK standard from the careers engine
Apprenticeship

Business administrator

Level
3
Advanced Β· like A-levels
Length
1.5 yr
typical
Sector
Business and administration
Pay
Paid
you earn while training

In a nutshell

Supporting and engaging with different parts of the organisation and interact with internal or external customers.

What you'd do

Draft and send emails, letters and reports on behalf of the team
Organise meetings, take minutes and circulate action points
Maintain filing systems, databases and shared drives
Handle incoming calls and enquiries professionally
Process orders, invoices or expenses using business systems
Support projects by researching information and preparing documents
Co-ordinate diaries and travel arrangements for managers

What you'd learn

Document and record management in a business context
Professional written and verbal communication skills
Microsoft Office and other business software applications
Planning and organising workloads to meet deadlines
Customer and stakeholder relationship management
Business processes and continuous improvement principles
Equality, diversity and data protection in the workplace
Ready to look for a place?
See live Business administrator apprenticeship vacancies on the official government service.
Find vacancies
A Careermash concept Β· apprenticeship standard from our careers engine Β· vacancies via gov.uk.

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