—— Largest Apprenticeship & Work Experience Website in England
Post roles free.
Reach the talent others miss.
Apprentago for Employers is an end-to-end apprentice and work experince recruitment platform, helping employers unlock grant funding and find underrepresented talent through TikTok campaigns and in-school lesson packs.
Funded through the UK Government’s Youth Guarantee
Delivered with the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Combined Authority
650K +
young people
180 +
schools/colleges
35M +
careers-content views
900 +
degree apprentice hires 2026
—— CHOOSE YOUR ROUTE
One platform. Three ways to work with us.
Start free, get hands-on support, or build a national early-careers partnership.
FREE PLATFORM
Free
Post opportunities
Post apprenticeships and work experience roles, build your profile and manage every applicant in one place.
Apprenticeships & work experience
Employer profile
Applicant tracking
FOR SMEs
Get paid to hire your first apprentice
We help you shape the role, make accessing grant funding easy, pair you with a training provider and recruit the right young person for your business.
Grant eligibility support
Provider introductions
End-to-end recruitment
CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Own your industry sector
Reach underrepresented young people through TikTok campaigns, in-schools lesson packs, email blasts and boosted roles. All Tracked in your dashboard.
Creator-led content
Classroom lesson packs
Campaign reporting
—— The Story Behind Apprentago
From autistic & homeless to investment banking
No student should have to get that lucky. That’s why I built Apprentago.
Carlo Weaver
Founder & CEO, Apprentago
—— SEE TIKTOK IN ACTION
From a 45-second TikTok video to real applicants.
Average 17 year old spends 107 minutes a day on TikTok and 0 minutes on a corporate careers page. We introduce the opportunity, explain why it matters and connect that attention directly to a live role, giving you a pre-qualifed applicant passionate about working in your business.
75K
views in 24 hours
250+
neurodivergent applicants
—— WHY APPRENTAGO
Not just a job board.
Not just an agency.
We connect discovery, education, applications and outcomes in one early-careers ecosystem.
| Capability | Apprentago | Typical job board | Marketing agency | Standalone ATS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Post apprenticeships | ✓Free | Free or paid | Not typically | Not typically |
| Post work experience | ✓Included | No | Campaign-based | Not typically |
| Applicant tracking | ✓Built in | Often limited | No | Core function |
| Creator-led TikTok | ✓Available | Not typically | Available | No |
| Classroom distribution | ✓Available | Not typically | Varies | No |
| Verified work-experience hours | ✓Built in | Not typically | No | Not typically |
| SME funding support | ✓Available | No | No | No |
| Campaign-to-application data | ✓Integrated | Limited | Campaign data | Application data |
—— THE FREE PLATFORM
Everything you need to hire — without paying a recruiter.
Create your profile, publish opportunities and move every applicant from applied to hired in one straightforward workspace.
Create your free account
Set up your organisation in under two minutes.
Post an opportunity
Publish apprenticeships, work experience and insight days.
Manage every applicant
Review, shortlist, interview and hire in one place.
—— WORK EXPERIENCE
From first experience to first application.
Reach young people before they are ready to apply, give them meaningful insight into your sector and turn participation into a measurable future-talent pipeline.
Advertise
Post online, in-person, individual or group opportunities.
Reach locally
Students discover opportunities through postcode and map matching.
Track
Young people log their attendance and completed hours.
Verify
Schools verify participation and employers evidence social value.
Funded by Government to widen access to opportunity.
Apprentago is funded through the UK Government’s Youth Guarantee in partnership with the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority.
The platform is being delivered across schools, colleges, employers and employment-support services—bringing apprenticeships and work experience into one measurable journey.
80
schools & colleges covered
36,000
businesses
90,000
young people
—— FOR SMALL & MEDIUM BUSINESSES
Create, fund and fill your first apprenticeship.
We take you from “an apprentice could help” to a funded, advertised role with suitable applicants.
END-TO-END SUPPORT
Shape the role
Identify the business need and apprenticeship standard.
Navigate funding
Check eligibility and connect with the right support.
Find a provider
Introduce a suitable training provider and help with setup.
Recruit
Advertise, manage applications and support the hiring process.
Up to £4,000
in grant support
Up to £4,000
in grant support
51% of eligible businesses miss out on apprenticeship funding because the process is too complex. Apprentago handles the hiring, funding and setup for you.
Youth grant secured
Apprentago success fee
£1,000 + VAT
Remaining grant
—— CORPORATE PARTNERSHIPS
Reach. Educate. Convert. Prove.
Reach young people before they become applicants—through the social platforms they use, the classrooms they learn in and the career tools they trust.
01
Reach
Creator-led campaigns
02
Educate
Classroom lesson packs
03
Convert
Profiles and live roles
04
Prove
Attribution and reporting
STARTER
£6,000 /year
Get in front of early-careers talent.
Everything on the free platform
1 creator-led TikTok campaign
1 careers-leader email campaign
1 student email campaign
Boosted visibility and reporting
SECTOR PARTNER
Custom/year
Get in front of early-careers talent.
Everything in Starter
3 creator-led TikTok campaigns
Co-branded classroom lesson pack
Boosted roles
Sector-partner positioning
3 page employer guide
—— PARTNERSHIP IN ACTION
KPMG
One partnership. Every touchpoint.
KPMG’s opportunities, in-school lesson packs and TikTok campaigns work as one connected route into Accounting & Finance, industry sector.
—— PROVEN RESULTS
Different brief. Same outcome:
the right young people take action.
DB
DEUTSCHE BANK
Reach high-achieving finance applicants
48K views
40 qualified applicants
Two targeted videos turned attention into strong academic applications.
DHL
DHL
Bring more women into supply chain
25K views
Apprentice-led content made the sector visible and relatable.
N
NATWEST × LTSB
Move quickly on social mobility hiring
220K views
A fast-turnaround campaign reached overlooked talent in 48 hours.
—— TRUST & SAFETY
Safe, transparent and employer-ready.
Clear guardrails for employers, young people and the people supporting them.
01
Vacancy moderation
New opportunities are reviewed before publication.
02
Employer-led decisions
Employers retain responsibility for shortlisting and hiring.
03
Responsible AI
AI supports discovery and preparation. It does not select or reject candidates.
04
Data protection
Applicant information is handled under our privacy and data policies.
—— COMMON QUESTIONS
Everything you need to get started.
Still unsure? Speak directly with our employer team.
Is Apprentago really free for employers?
Yes. Employers can create a standard profile, post apprenticeships and work experience, and manage applicants without a setup fee. Paid partnerships add managed content, distribution, boosted visibility and reporting.
Can we advertise work experience?
Yes. You can publish online, in-person, individual and group opportunities. Students can record participation and schools can verify completed hours.
Who may qualify for the £4,000 local grant?
Businesses with less than 250 staff.
Does Apprentago AI make hiring decisions?
No. AI supports opportunity discovery, company research and application preparation. Employers remain responsible for every recruitment decision.
What does a corporate partnership include?
Depending on the package, partnerships can include creator-led campaigns, classroom content, careers-leader outreach, boosted roles, sector positioning and reporting.
How are opportunities approved?
New opportunities are reviewed before publication to help maintain a safe, relevant platform for young people.
—— YOUR NEXT STEP