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Apprenticeships

We offer apprenticeships as a way to start your career with us. From your first day as an apprentice, you can expect a warm welcome. Positions are open across the company, including six different programmes offered in depots. So, whether your interest sits within engineering or sales, our award-winning apprenticeship schemes will be the start of an exciting new challenge.​

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Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers

We're proud to be ranked in the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers list for the third time in 2024. This annual list, conducted by the Department of Education, celebrates employers for new, diverse, and successful apprenticeship programmes.

 

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    Our Purpose

    Our apprenticeships find and develop talent across the business. Every year, around 80 per cent of programme graduates stay on in a permanent role.
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    Our Locations

    Apprenticeships are available throughout the United Kingdom, across our depots, within our office, at our distribution centres, and our factories.

 

  • Now & Then - Hayley's Howdens Journey

    Starting in 1998, Hayley Burton-Pye's journey has led her to Depot Manager of Howdens Stourbridge.
  • Today's Apprentice - Lewis' Case Study

    Lewis Kenny joined as an apprentice in 2023 for on-the-job experience as a Business Developer.

 

“Our apprenticeship programmes help remove barriers to employment and provide opportunities for people to develop the skills required to enjoy long and successful careers. That’s why 1 in 10 of our employees started their career as an apprentice.”

- Emma Leech, Early Careers Manager

About Howdens Apprenticeships

Learn more about how a Howdens apprenticeship works, thanks to those currently on the scheme, and some who have already been through it.

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Best 100 Apprenticeship Employers

Since 2023, we've featured in the RateMyApprenticeship Best 100 Employers Table, thanks to reviews from our apprentices. It shows our commitment to quality apprenticeships and making a positive impact on their careers and futures.

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