Work-first programme discovery

Find apprenticeship directions worth investigating.

Start with the work someone needs to do differently.

Choose one of four parallel capability directions, then add only the context that helps. Results explain relevant occupational standards and the questions to check next; they are not provider rankings or guarantees of suitability.

Browse official standards How to choose

How this relates to the organisational check: the check considers Users, Enablers and Leaders across an organisation. Programme discovery adds a separate Technical direction because specialist data, software and AI occupations require distinct standards and role evidence.

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See an indicative organisational snapshot, or speak to a human adviser about the workforce capability beneath it.

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