Applying for your apprenticeship with Cranfield

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Application guidance

There are two elements to the application for your apprenticeship.

The first is the academic application – this assesses your academic ability to complete the programme.

The second element is the Initial Assessment – this confirms your eligibility for apprenticeship funding, including an assessment of your current occupational competency towards the apprenticeship Standard. Part of the Initial Assessment is a maths and English assessment to confirm your current working level. All applicants must undertake this, irrespective of any prior qualifications.

It can take around 6 to 8 weeks from the point of submission to receiving an offer. Timelines can be impacted by how quickly you complete the Initial Assessment after academic application and the number of applications we are receiving.

Get ready to apply

Before you start your application, make sure you have scanned copies of your academic or professional qualifications to hand as we will ask you to upload these with your application form.

Once you have opened the application link, please click on the 'New User' button to create an account and follow the online instructions to complete your online application as soon as you can.

When you have finished your application form and uploaded your scanned documents, click 'Submit' at the end of the form. This will send your application directly to Admissions.

Completing the Initial Assessment

As part of your application for your apprenticeship, we need to undertake an Apprenticeship Initial Assessment to establish your current working level, including any prior qualifications and experiential learning that maps to the relevant apprenticeship standard. Our Initial Assessment has been designed to meet the requirements of the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) apprenticeship rules.

Your Initial Assessment must show that you require significant new knowledge, skills and behaviours (KSBs). An apprenticeship is for individuals who need to learn new KSBs, rather than those who are already occupationally competent in these areas.

The Initial Assessment focuses on assessing your current maths and English working levels. You are required to complete maths and English Initial Assessments using the BKSB platform.

If you need any help to complete your application or have any other questions, please contact the Apprenticeships Office by emailing apprenticeships@cranfield.ac.uk. We’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

For full details of each step in the process, please refer to the Apprenticeship Application Journey infographic below.

Apprenticeship Applications

Risk and Safety Management Professional Standard

MSc in Aviation Safety Management, Risk and Regulation

Deadline for applications
Monday 18 November 2024

Start date
Monday 13 January 2025

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Soil Science Apprenticeship Standard

Soil Science MSc Apprenticeship

Deadline for applications
Friday 6 December 2024

Start date
Tuesday 14 January 2025

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Senior Investment Commercial Banking Professional Apprenticeship Standard

Sustainable and Digital Banking (Retail) MSc Apprenticeship

Deadline for applications
Friday 6 December 2024

Start date
Monday 20 January 2025

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Sustainability Business Specialist Apprenticeship Standard

Sustainability MSc Apprenticeship

Deadline for applications
Friday 10 January 2025

Start date
Tuesday 4 March 2025

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Senior Leader+ Apprenticeship Portfolio

Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Logistics and Supply Chain Management (Executive) MSc

Deadline for applications
Friday 10 January 2025

Start date
Monday 24 February 2025

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Senior Leader+ Apprenticeship Portfolio

Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Executive MBA

Deadline for applications
Friday 17 January 2025

Start date
Wednesday 19 March 2025

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Senior Leader+ Apprenticeship Portfolio

Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Management and Leadership MSc

Deadline for applications
Friday 17 January 2025

Start date
Monday 24 March 2025

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Senior Leader+ Apprenticeship Portfolio

Senior Leader Apprenticeship+ Marketing and Leadership MSc

Deadline for applications
Friday 17 January 2025

Start date
Monday 24 March 2025

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Senior Leader+ Apprenticeship Portfolio

CED Senior Leader Executive Programme

CED Senior Leader Apprenticeship with NHS Leadership Academy Rosalind Franklin Award

Please use the link below to contact the course team directly for the relevant application link to your cohort.

Advanced Digital Forensic Professional Standard

Digital Forensics MSc Apprenticeship

Applications opening soon – please contact us using the link below to find out details of the next intake.