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Apprenticeships

Study and gain hands-on experience at the same time to kick-start your career

An apprenticeship is a great way to gain hands-on experience whilst you earn and learn 

Benefits

To meet the energy challenge, we need the brightest talent around. So we created a rewards and benefits package to attract the very best. We also have a wide range of resources and initiatives, designed with your health and wellbeing in mind.

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Apprentices

As an apprentice, you can expect £19,600 to £24,100 per annum, depending on the business area you join.*

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Settling in allowance

As an apprentice, you will receive a one-off £3k joining allowance in your first month.

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Wellbeing allowance

You can claim up to £1,500 each year for products and services that contribute to physical, mental, financial and social wellbeing.

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Flexible benefits

In addition to your base salary, you’ll receive a flexible allowance (currently 20% of base salary) that you can take as cash, or use to change levels of cover or buy a range of extra benefits, such as a pension, private medical insurance, critical illness, dental care, personal accident and travel insurance, and our cycle to work scheme.

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Private medical insurance

We’ll pay for private healthcare, and you only pay an income tax charge.

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Share plan

You can choose to take part in our share plan and buy bp shares every month.

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Clubs and societies

From football and volleyball to yoga and mindfulness sessions, you’ll find plenty of ways to mix with colleagues outside work. 

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Supporting communities

We’ll encourage you to contribute to your local community. If you’re a full-time employee, we’ll match funding for your fundraising or volunteering efforts.

Requirements

To be considered for any of our apprenticeships you must first meet the following requirements:

 

  • Hold a valid passport/birth certificate/residence permit
  • AND NI number
  • AND must have lived in the UK and/or EU for 3 years prior to apprenticeship start date
  • AND the planned apprenticeship offers substantive new skills and knowledge in your existing or new role
  • AND must not be undertaking another apprenticeship at the same time
  •  Grade 4 (C) in GCSE Maths & English (or equivalent)*

 

* Some of our apprenticeship programmes will have additional requirements so please check the job description for each programme to check if you meet the requirements to apply.

 

* As an apprentice you are entitled to 20% off the job learning. 

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Who we are

Who we are defines what we stand for at bp. It builds on our best qualities and those things that are most important to us – our commitment to safety, to speaking up if something doesn’t seem right, compliance, care for others and working together as one integrated bp team.

Live our purpose
  • Safety comes first
  • Make a positive impact
  • Do the right thing
Play to win
  • Know the competition
  • Keep improving
  • Be accountable 
Care for others
  • Be kind
  • Prioritise the team 
  • Put yourself in other people's shoes

Meet our people

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Application process

View our application process so that you know what to expect at each step

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Apprenticeships

Foundation apprenticeships

 

Degree apprenticeships

“I think bp is a brilliant employer. The culture and the people at the company are incredibly supportive and friendly. It is a massive family, and everyone looks after one another, especially on the early career’s schemes.” Sam Phippen, PC&C degree apprentice
“Joining as an apprentice, at first, I did not grasp how much space there was for me to develop and grow within the company. In my apprenticeship I’ve received excellent training and support. I even got the chance to travel to Rotterdam in the Netherlands for an audit I was working on.” Molly Curling, T&S apprentice