Level 3 Business Administration Apprentice
BLUEPRINT OPERATIONS LIMITED
Newark (NG24 2EU)
Closes in 19 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 22 July 2025
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Summary
Join Blueprint Operations, the UK’s leading provider of gaming machines and technical support, as a Business Administration Apprentice. You'll be part of a team committed to excellence, innovation, and safer gambling. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in an exciting fast-paced industry.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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£10.41/hour £20,000 per annum Year 1, NMW for age group thereafter
- Training course
- Business administrator (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
37.5 hours per week
30-mins lunch per day
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 25 August 2025
- Duration
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1 year 9 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
As a Business Administration Apprentice, you’ll play a key role in supporting the Business Services team while developing core administrative and organisational skills. You’ll gain hands-on experience in a supportive environment, working with various departments and learning how a professional office operates.
Key responsibilities include:
- Assisting with the planning and coordination of meetings, including setting up rooms, preparing refreshments, and distributing agendas
- Supporting the organisation of business events and travel bookings, maintaining checklists, and helping ensure arrangements run smoothly
- Learning to update and maintain administrative documents such as meeting notes, spreadsheets, and planning tools
- Helping with expense claim preparation by collecting receipts and inputting data into templates under supervision
- Answering telephone calls and emails professionally, directing queries to the appropriate staff members
- Monitoring office supplies and assisting with restocking or placing orders with support from the team
- Supporting document filing, both digitally and in hard copy, while learning best practices for data storage and confidentiality
- Assisting with basic social media tasks such as collecting photos or drafting captions for company posts (with guidance)
- Shadowing experienced staff members to learn administrative systems, customer service standards, and internal processes
- Completing tasks and projects related to your apprenticeship learning objectives, such as reflective logs, project work, or skills development
- Attending college workshops or sessions and dedicating time during the working week to complete coursework and off-the-job training activities
Where you'll work
Blueprint House
Northern Road
Newark
NG24 2EU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
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What you'll learn
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.
Training schedule
You will be required to attend the City Hub campus one Monday per month to join other apprentices in lesson. During this session, you’ll be set coursework to complete over the following month, which will then be marked, and feedback will be provided.
In addition, you will have one-to-one sessions every 4–6 weeks via Microsoft Teams, where progress will be reviewed and tasks set by your assessor in collaboration with your employer.
Review meetings will take place every 12-weeks with both your assessor and employer, either face-to-face or via Teams.
More training information
Business Administration Level 3.
https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeships/st0070-v1-0
Functional Skills if required.
Please note that the apprenticeship standards require the apprentice to sit an End Point Assessment. Please refer to above link for more information.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
At Blueprint Operations, we are proud to be the UK’s market-leading provider of gaming machines, content, and technical support across the AGC, Bingo, Club, Casino, and Pub sectors. As part of the globally respected Merkur Group, we bring innovation, quality, and passion to everything we do. Based in Newark, Nottinghamshire, our team is driven by a shared purpose which is “to deliver the best gaming experience possible.” We achieve this through cutting-edge cabinet design, premium game content, and a commitment to excellence in customer service and support. Our values include Excellence, Teamship, Honour, Innovation, Clarity, and Safer Gambling and these values guide our work and culture. We believe in nurturing talent and providing opportunities for growth, making this an exciting environment for apprentices to thrive
https://blueprintoperations.com/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
Offer a discretionary bonus of 7.5% per annum
After this apprenticeship
Potential opportunity for a permanent role within the company following successful completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
NOTTINGHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332965.
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Closes in 19 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)
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