Business Administration Apprentice

TOR COATINGS LIMITED

Gateshead (NE10 8YX)

Closes in 3 days (Thursday 11 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 28 November 2025

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Summary

Our Business Admin Apprenticeship is designed to provide exposure and insight into business and finance.

Desired Skills and Personal qualities :

  • Someone who is keen to get learn and develop.
  • Someone good with numbers.
  • Someone who is looking to explore a career in business.

 

Wage

£14,133.60 to £22,857.12, depending on your age

National Minimum Wage

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  • (Minimum Apprentice wage: £7.55 per hour) £14,624.35

Training course
Business administrator (level 3)
Hours
Monday- Friday 8.45am- 5pm 1 hour unpaid break

36 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 January 2026

Duration

2 years

Positions available

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

  • Manage and organise business information and record
  • Communicate effectively with colleagues, clients and stakeholders
  • Using office software and digital tools to support business operations
  • Managing projects
  • Understanding business policies, processes and quality standards
  • Developing teamwork, problem solving and time management.
  • Supporting ad hoc tasks in finance to gain a greater understanding of business

Where you'll work

Tor Coatings, Unit 21
White Rose Way
Follingsby Park
Gateshead
NE10 8YX

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

GATESHEAD 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

Weekly day release at Gateshead College

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade GCSE C/4 or equivalents)
  • Maths (grade GCSE C/4 or equivalents)

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
  • Number skills
  • Team working

About this employer

TOR Coatings Limited is a UK based manufacturing or specialist building coatings including waterproofing system. Protective wall & roof coatings, fire protection coatings and other high-performance liquid applied systems. Large US owned business.

https://www.tor-coatings.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Good experience if you are looking for a career in finance, accountancy or business

     

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GATESHEAD COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000002812.

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Closes in 3 days (Thursday 11 December 2025 at 11:59pm)

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