Accessibility statement for Find an apprenticeship

This accessibility statement applies to Find an apprenticeship.

This website is run by the Department for Education (DfE). We want as many people as possible to be able to use this website.

We've also made the website text as simple as possible to understand.

AbilityNet has advice on making your device easier to use if you have a disability.

How accessible this website is

We know that some parts of this website are not fully accessible:

  • screen readers may not work correctly when selecting a button reveals text
  • maps do not work with keyboard control

Feedback and contact information

If you find any problems not listed on this page or think we’re not meeting accessibility requirements, contact:

If you need information on this website in a different format like accessible PDF, large print, easy read, audio recording or braille:

We’ll consider your request and get back to you in 5 days.

Enforcement procedure

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) is responsible for enforcing the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018 (the 'accessibility regulations'). If you're not happy with how we respond to your complaint, contact the Equality Advisory and Support Service (EASS).

Technical information about this website’s accessibility

DfE is committed to making its website accessible, in accordance with the Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

Compliance status

The website has been tested against the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 AA standard.

This website is partially compliant with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines version 2.1 AA standard, due to the non-compliances listed below.

Non-accessible content

The content listed below is non-accessible for the following reasons.

Non-compliance with the accessibility regulations

Screen readers may not work correctly when selecting a button reveals text

If you use a screen reader, you might not be notified when selecting a button reveals content on a page. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 4.1.2 Name, Role Value.

This is an issue with part of the GOV.UK design system. We will follow guidance if this part of the design system changes.

Maps do not work with keyboard control

Maps within our service do not work with keyboard control. This fails WCAG 2.1 success criterion 2.1.1 Keyboard.

We will review if it’s possible to add keyboard control input to our service’s maps. We will do this before publishing our next accessibility statement in 12 months.

Preparation of this accessibility statement

This statement was prepared on 22 August 2024.

This website was last tested on 16 August 2024 against the WCAG 2.1 AA standard.

The test was carried out by DfE. The most viewed pages were tested using automated testing tools by our website team. We also did some manual testing on our maps.