Starbucks is expanding its Apprenticeship programme to degree level, introducing Higher Apprenticeships, including management and leadership roles, from April 2016. Announced at the launch of National Apprenticeship Week, the expanded Starbucks Apprentice Scheme will offer a further 1,000 apprentice places to 2020.
For the first time, in addition to levels 2 and 3, level 4, 5 and 6 Apprenticeships will be made available in a range of different disciplines including digital, legal and management. Levels 5 and 6 form the basis of a foundation or full degree, offering young people further progression in their careers and valuable transferable skills.
Since its launch in spring 2012, the Starbucks Apprenticeship programme has placed over 1,000 Apprentices with one in five Apprentices achieving promotion including supervisor and store manager positions.
In addition to expanding to offer higher level and degree level management Apprenticeships within retail, Starbucks will also offer a range of Professional Services Apprenticeships in its UK Support Centre, creating a number of different qualifications up to degree level.
Nick Boles, Skills Minister said:
“Starbucks is offering young people opportunities to learn retail and business skills while working and earning.
“Apprenticeships open doors for young people around the country. That’s why I am committed to 3 million more apprenticeships by 2020.”
Carol Muldoon, vice president for partner resources at Starbucks said:
“We are really proud of our Apprentices – they have really inspired many partners and leaders in our business and we have grown our offer because of them. With this expansion we want to be an employer of choice for apprenticeships and youth opportunity. We aim to offer more than 20 different Apprenticeship Frameworks, supporting another 1,000 young people into our business by 2020.
“With the new Higher Apprenticeships we are delighted to offer our partners more opportunity to demonstrate their skills and to realise their ambitions.
“We are passionate about the true potential for apprenticeships and the young people working for Starbucks are testimony to this.”
