Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeships
Administrators play a pivotal role in the success of organisations, supporting and engaging with different departments, working independently or as part of a team, and developing and implementing core administrative services.
Our business admin level 3 apprenticeship is a structured training programme designed to improve the performance of your administrative teams. Combining practical experience with recognised qualifications, your organisation can benefit from motivated apprentices who have a solid understanding of business administrative principles and practices.
In addition to our standard programme, we also offer specialist pathways in the legal and medical sectors (a small additional cost applies in each case).
Our specialist legal pathway introduces apprentices to an area of law, enabling them to be more effective administrators within legal teams, and providing an excellent foundation for progression onto our paralegal and solicitor programmes.
Our unique medical pathway introduces apprentices to the specifics of working and communicating in a medical environment through the Mediterm level 2 award, enabling them to be more effective administrators within healthcare teams.
Benefits of a business admin apprenticeship for your organisation
A business administration apprenticeship can have a significant impact on organisations by filling skill gaps and providing long-term value. See how you can build a stronger and more efficient workforce with some of the benefits of a business administration apprenticeship below:
- Increase productivity: Apprentices provide administrative support, freeing up time for more senior members of your team.
- Boost employee morale: Injecting fresh ideas and new ways of working can improve employee retention and morale. Our recent research has shown that teams gain great satisfaction from watching their apprentices grow and develop.
- Demonstrate your commitment to staff development: Offering apprenticeships shows your willingness to invest in future talent and the development and progression of your staff.
- Improve efficiencies: As part of the apprenticeship, apprentices complete a process improvement project which has a demonstrable impact on organisational efficiencies and outcomes.
The Damar Difference
At Damar, we believe in the potential of apprenticeships to make a significant difference to individuals and organisations. We will work with you, as our employer partner, to grow and develop your team and organisation to be the best that it can be.
Some of the key features of our business administration apprenticeship include:
Our coaching
We’ll provide engaging coaching visits and sessions, tailored to business administrative apprentice roles and organisations in order to enhance workplace performance.
Our people
We have an experienced team that will support and empower your apprentice, ensuring that they achieve their qualification and have an impact on your organisation. Our dedicated team will assist you on every step of your apprenticeship journey.
Our processes
Our one-team approach offers a seamless enrolment and onboarding process, which leads to carefully planned, manageable chunks of learning.
Our systems
Our engaging and accessible systems include OneFile, Profiler, Damar OpenLearning, and our apprentice forums. These innovative approaches equip your apprentices with the correct tools they need to successfully achieve.
If you want to find out more about our programme, make an enquiry today.
“Our coach was incredibly supportive and gave our apprentice the confidence he needed. It has really spurred him on in his role and he is constantly looking at ways in which to be more efficient. I know he will be come an integral part of the business and its future success.”
Faye Burns
Office Manager
Infinity Finance
Delivery of the business admin level 3 apprenticeship
But just how do our business administration apprenticeships work? At Damar, we believe in a clear and structured approach to our apprenticeship training, using a blend of different delivery approaches. Here’s a breakdown of our training delivery:
- Pre-work: Apprentices will engage with a variety of resources that relate to the module.
- Group coaching sessions: Apprentices can ask questions, discuss their learning with peers, and prepare for their individual activities.
- Individual learning activity: Apprentices will work through an activity brief, building their evidence to support a portfolio and help with their end-point assessment.
- Main learning programme: Apprentices will participate in self-directed and interactive content that is available on our online learning platform.
- 1-1 coaching visit: Every six weeks, our coach and the apprentice will meet to review progress, discuss personal development, and sign off completed modules.
- Review meeting: Every 12 weeks, the Damar coach will meet with the apprentice and their line manager to review progress and provide feedback.
Our business administration apprenticeships take 15 months (including preparation for the end-point assessment).
People of all ages and educational backgrounds can undertake business administration apprenticeships, but there are some restrictions, the most important of which are:
- The employer and the training provider must ascertain that the apprenticeship will allow the individual to gain substantive new skills. The training therefore needs to be materially different from any prior qualification or previous apprenticeship.
- The apprenticeship must align with the skills needs of the apprentice’s role.
- The apprentice must be employed, usually for 30+ hours a week, and work more than 50% of their time in England.
- All apprenticeships must take at least 12 months with apprentices spending a minimum of 6 hours per week in off-the-job training. All Damar apprenticeships plan for more than the legal minimum.
Employer partners and apprentices are supported throughout the apprenticeship. The apprentice has a dedicated coach who provides 1:1 support, alongside the group coaching sessions and apprentice forums where they can engage with other apprentices on the same programme. Review meetings with the apprentice, line manager and coach are held every 12 weeks.
Apprentices with additional learning needs also have the opportunity to meet with our SEND Co-ordinator, who will put together a personalised support plan.
In addition, employer partners have a business development manager/executive they can contact at any time.
All business administration apprenticeships embed the functional use of maths and English as well as personal development topics in areas such as equality and diversity and British Values. Apprentices unable to evidence maths and English at GCSE grade 4 or above may need to take functional skills exams as part of the apprenticeship. Additional training is provided if necessary.
- A 50–question multiple choice knowledge test. This element must be passed before the other elements
- A structured interview with the independent end-point assessor, based on the apprentice’s portfolio of evidence (30-45 minutes)
- A presentation, given to the independent end-point assessor, on a project the apprentice has completed at work which must be based on a process they have improved. (10-15 minutes for the presentation followed by 10-15 minutes Q&A).
There is a wide range of progression routes from the business administration apprenticeships. Our apprentices regularly progress to the paralegal apprenticeship (from the legal administrator pathway), to the team leader or supervisor apprenticeship and to accountancy apprenticeships. Progression to the data protection and information governance practitioner apprenticeship is also possible. Subsequent career and educational progression options include to professional qualifications such as solicitor and Chartered Manager (via degree level apprenticeships).
If your annual UK wage bill is over £3 million, the cost of training can be funded via the Apprenticeship Levy. We can help you navigate your Apprenticeship Service account to access this funding.
If your annual UK wage bill is below £3 million, the government covers 95-100% of the training costs.
For apprentices aged up to 21, the apprenticeship is fully government-funded*. For apprentices aged 22 and over, the apprenticeship is 95% government-funded*. These new funding rules are applicable to apprentices starting from 1 April 2024.
*Please note: Some apprenticeships have accreditation costs which are not eligible for government funding
We have regular start dates throughout the year for our apprenticeships. Please get in touch for more information.
Build your organisation's future with Damar
Investing in a business administration apprenticeship with Damar is an investment in your organisation’s future. Together, we can equip your team with the essential skills and knowledge to navigate today’s busy work environments and unlock the full potential of your workforce. As a specialist provider of apprenticeship training since 1980, you can rely on us to recruit fresh talent and support the upskilling of existing teams.
Let Damar help you build a powerful and capable team – get in touch with us for more information and assistance.
Business administration apprenticeship FAQs
Investing in a business administration apprenticeship can provide long-term and short-term benefits for your organisation. It will address skills gaps, develop your workforce, enhance productivity and efficiency, and help you foster a culture of learning and development. It’s a strategic investment that will contribute to a more skilled and motivated workforce.
Our business administration apprenticeship is designed to equip students with a versatile set of skills and experience that are highly valuable for your business environment. The skills gained from a level 3 business administration apprenticeship include strong communication skills, excellent organisational abilities, IT software skills, and attention to detail.
Organisations with an annual pay bill exceeding £3 million are required to pay the apprenticeship levy. If your annual pay bill is below £3 million, then the government will cover 95-100% of the training costs. However, please note that there is a small additional cost for the medical and legal pathways, which are not eligible for government funding.
If we haven’t answered your question above, have a read of our employer FAQs for more information.
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