Business Administration Apprentice - Level 2

BECKMAN COULTER UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

Amersham (HP7 9NA)

Closes in 27 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 2 September 2026

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Summary

Start your career with a hands-on apprenticeship in a busy and supportive workplace. You'll gain valuable experience in customer communication, service coordination, and administration while working with teams across Service, Contracts, and Finance. We are seeking a motivated and organised individual to join our CTS department.

 

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Training course
Administration assistant (level 2)
Hours
Typical working hours are 8.30-5pm Monday to Friday with 1 hour lunch break.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 19 October 2026

Duration

1 year

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

As a Business Administration Apprentice, you'll play an important role in supporting our day-to-day operations while developing valuable workplace skills. Your duties will include:

  • Communicating with customers and providing updates on service requests
  • Helping to coordinate service activities and schedule engineer
  • Supporting the preparation of customer quotes and service documentation
  • Assisting with purchase orders, invoicing, and other administrative tasks
  • Ordering and tracking parts to help ensure jobs run smoothly
  • Working with different teams, including Service, Contracts, and Finance
  • Scheduling meetings and helping to organise team calendars
  • Welcoming and coordinating visitors to the office
  • Monitoring office supplies and ordering stationery when needed
  • Following up on outstanding actions and helping keep records up to date
  • Maintaining accurate information on company systems and databases
  • Providing general administrative support to help the business operate efficiently

Where you'll work

Amersham Place
Little Chalfont
Amersham
HP7 9NA

Training

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

Training provider

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP

Training course

Administration assistant (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Receive, retrieve, process, record and store information and data.
  • Operate within organisational policies, standards and procedures and relevant legislation respecting confidentiality; adapting to operational changes as they occur.
  • Use software packages and tools for example AI or automation to input and process data and information, to contribute to routine administration tasks in line with organisational policies and procedures.
  • Handle and communicate information in line with organisational policies, procedures and security requirements.
  • Recognise and rectify issues and escalate as required. For example stakeholder documents and reports, safeguarding concerns or abusive behaviour.
  • Plan and review administration tasks allocated by supervisor.
  • Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders.
  • Monitor and report on the use of resources such as materials, equipment and supplies.
  • Use agreed organisational systems and protocols to manage calendars, diaries and booking systems.
  • Source information as requested by stakeholders, ensuring they are shareable. As examples client records, signpost to services or reports.
  • Use continuing professional development including self-reflection to support current and future training and development needs.
  • Use communication tools to respond to stakeholders using professional language and organisational etiquette.
  • Operate within agreed health and safety standards.
  • Use time management tools to meet deadlines.
  • Handle feedback following expected professional etiquette.
  • Maintain wellbeing, accessing organisational support mechanisms if required.
  • Review and check own work.
  • Use cloud services to share documents for use and or collaboration.
  • Protect against security threats for example, strong passwords, two step verification, office tailgating and display of security passes or clothing that identifies secure workplaces.
  • Seek clarification and help, when required, to complete assigned tasks within agreed timeframes.
  • Receive, retrieve, process, record and store information and data.
  • Operate within organisational policies, standards and procedures and relevant legislation respecting confidentiality; adapting to operational changes as they occur.
  • Use software packages and tools for example AI or automation to input and process data and information, to contribute to routine administration tasks in line with organisational policies and procedures.
  • Handle and communicate information in line with organisational policies, procedures and security requirements.
  • Recognise and rectify issues and escalate as required. For example stakeholder documents and reports, safeguarding concerns or abusive behaviour.
  • Plan and review administration tasks allocated by supervisor.
  • Maintain professional relationships with stakeholders.
  • Monitor and report on the use of resources such as materials, equipment and supplies.
  • Use agreed organisational systems and protocols to manage calendars, diaries and booking systems.
  • Source information as requested by stakeholders, ensuring they are shareable. As examples client records, signpost to services or reports.
  • Use continuing professional development including self-reflection to support current and future training and development needs.
  • Use communication tools to respond to stakeholders using professional language and organisational etiquette.
  • Operate within agreed health and safety standards.
  • Use time management tools to meet deadlines.
  • Handle feedback following expected professional etiquette.
  • Maintain wellbeing, accessing organisational support mechanisms if required.
  • Review and check own work.
  • Use cloud services to share documents for use and or collaboration.
  • Protect against security threats for example, strong passwords, two step verification, office tailgating and display of security passes or clothing that identifies secure workplaces.
  • Seek clarification and help, when required, to complete assigned tasks within agreed timeframes.

Training schedule

Training will take place in the workplace with 1 day per week at college.

 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

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
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Applicants will be expected to have researched how they will get to and from work taking into account access to own transport or public transport and the associated costs.

About this employer

Beckman Coulter is a global leader in clinical diagnostics, providing the instruments, software, tests, and services that hospitals, laboratories, and healthcare providers use to diagnose disease, monitor health, and guide patient treatment.

Beckman Coulter Diagnostics helps healthcare professionals deliver faster, more accurate diagnoses by providing innovative diagnostic technologies and laboratory solutions that improve patient care, enhance laboratory efficiency, and ultimately contribute to better health outcomes worldwide.

https://www.beckmancoulter.com/en (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Potential for opportunities within Beckman Coulter and wider Danaher organisation. 

OR

  • Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship
  • Executive/Personal Assistant
  • Office Coordinator
  • Admissions Administrator
  • HR Administrator
  • Finance Administrator
  • Customer Service Coordinator

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE GROUP

Natasha Dimitrova Spasovska

NDimitrovaSpasovska@buckscollegegroup.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000051235.

Apply now

Closes in 27 days (Wednesday 30 September 2026 at 11:59pm)