Business Apprentice
VAILLANT GROUP UK LIMITED
Derbyshire (DE56 1JT)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 12 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 April 2025
Contents
Summary
This apprenticeship offers the opportunity to develop professional business administration and customer service skills while gaining experience across various departments at Vaillant Group, such as HR, marketing, finance, facilities, legal, and project management.
- Wage
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£20,999.68 a year
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25 days holiday entitlement plus bank holidays Yearly salary increases whilst on the apprenticeship (Depending on performance) Annual bonus up to £1500 dependant on company performance
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Thursday between 8:30 till 17:00, Friday 8:30 till 15:30.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 6 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
You will play a key role in supporting various functions of the business while studying towards a recognised qualification at Derby College. Throughout the apprenticeship, you will be supported by experienced professionals and have the chance to work on real projects that contribute to the success of the organisation.
As an apprentice, you will:
- Support daily operations across departments such as HR, marketing, finance, legal, and facilities.
- Assist with organising meetings, maintaining records, and handling administrative tasks.
- Deliver excellent customer service both internally and externally, demonstrating professionalism and respect.
- Contribute to team projects, including potential travel to other sites.
- Attend regular training sessions at Derby College to support your development.
This is a fantastic opportunity to gain broad business experience and develop a wide range of transferable skills in a supportive and professional environment.
Where you’ll work
Nottingham Road Belper
Derbyshire
DE56 1JT
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
DCG
Your training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Skilled in the use of multiple IT packages and systems relevant to the organisation in order to: write letters or emails, create proposals, perform financial processes, record and analyse data. Examples include MS Office or equivalent packages. Able to choose the most appropriate IT solution to suit the business problem. Able to update and review databases, record information and produce data analysis where required.
- Produces accurate records and documents including: emails, letters, files, payments, reports and proposals. Makes recommendations for improvements and present solutions to management. Drafts correspondence, writes reports and able to review others' work. Maintains records and files, handles confidential information in compliance with the organisation's procedures. Coaches others in the processes required to complete these tasks.
- Exercises proactivity and good judgement. Makes effective decisions based on sound reasoning and is able to deal with challenges in a mature way. Seeks advice of more experienced team members when appropriate.
- Builds and maintains positive relationships within their own team and across the organisation. Demonstrates ability to influence and challenge appropriately. Becomes a role model to peers and team members, developing coaching skills as they gain area knowledge.
- Demonstrates good communication skills, whether face-to-face, on the telephone, in writing or on digital platforms. Uses the most appropriate channels to communicate effectively. Demonstrates agility and confidence in communications, carrying authority appropriately. Understands and applies social media solutions appropriately. Answers questions from inside and outside of the organisation, representing the organisation or department.
- Completes tasks to a high standard. Demonstrates the necessary level of expertise required to complete tasks and applies themself to continuously improve their work. Is able to review processes autonomously and make suggestions for improvements. Shares administrative best-practice across the organisation e.g. coaches others to perform tasks correctly. Applies problem-solving skills to resolve challenging or complex complaints and is a key point of contact for addressing issues.
- Takes responsibility for initiating and completing tasks, manages priorities and time in order to successfully meet deadlines. Positively manages the expectations of colleagues at all levels and sets a positive example for others in the workplace. Makes suggestions for improvements to working practice, showing understanding of implications beyond the immediate environment (e.g. impact on clients, suppliers, other parts of the organisation). Manages resources e.g. equipment or facilities. Organises meetings and events, takes minutes during meetings and creates action logs as appropriate. Takes responsibility for logistics e.g. travel and accommodation.
- Uses relevant project management principles and tools to scope, plan, monitor and report. Plans required resources to successfully deliver projects. Undertakes and leads projects as and when required.
Your training plan
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C or equivalent)
- Maths (grade 4/C or equivalent)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Dependable
- Trustworthy
- Flexible and adaptable
- Positive attitude
- Motivated and enthusiastic
Other requirements
Working in an office environment, reporting data and communicating effectively with stakeholders.
About this company
Vaillant UK are proud to be part of the worldwide heating and hot water corporation Vaillant Group who has presence in over 20 countries with national sales companies, and exports to more than 60 states. The Vaillant Group is an international family-owned company with a heritage of over 150 years in providing customers with energy-saving and easy to operate solutions for heating, cooling and hot water. In its core business of heating technologies, the company is the second-largest European manufacturer in this sector. In addition, the Vaillant Group is also active in ventilation and air-conditioning technology markets. The company develops and manufactures its products and services at sites in the United Kingdom as well as Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Slovakia, Turkey and China. The Vaillant Group has a growing focus on products and systems that use renewable energy. There is a growing demand for these products across Europe, and the focus of the Group in this area relates strongly to heat pumps, which utilise the heat from the earth or the ambient air, and solar thermal systems. The development of Hybrid systems which combine renewable energies with heating appliances to create highly efficient and intelligent systems, is also a key focus area for the business. As one of the world’s leading manufacturers of environment-friendly heating and air-conditioning technology, sustainability plays an integral role in the Vaillant Group’s activities. Home and world climate are inseparable and modern heating technology can today make an important contribution to achieving climate protection targets. In the UK alone, replacing an old heating system with a new high efficiency boiler can save more than 30 % of energy a year, and reduce CO2 emissions by a corresponding 30%. Sustainable heating is central to the Vaillant Group and its operation.
https://www.vaillant.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Well being programme. Pension scheme.
After this apprenticeship
Once the 2-year employment and training are complete, the successful candidates will have the transferable skills to be part of any business and be prime candidates to work within our industry and contribute to the overall goal of reaching a decarbonised UK heating solution.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DCG
Isabelle Torrance
isabelle.torrance@derby-college.ac.uk
01332387420
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000315730.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 12 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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