The Apprenticeship

Prior to enrolment with the apprenticeship training provider, you will undertake an internship up to familiarise yourself with Combe Grove and all that we do, our land, food and people.

With this varied and exciting role, you will study towards a Level 3 Apprenticeship in Business Administration with our chosen training provider. You will have 6 hours paid study time each week to focus on your off the job learning. This Apprenticeship includes membership of the Chartered Association of Business Management.

Enhanced Learning

We will arrange paid work placements for you with our strategic business partners to experience other companies and enhance your learning. We also arrange volunteering and community days which all Apprentices attend together to widen your experience.

Following successful completion of your End Point Assessment you will be supported in career coaching and development so that you are in the most advanced position to find onward employment on completion of your apprenticeship.

You will be required to complete and upload relevant evidence to the appropriate e-portfolio system to document your progress and maintain records for off-the-job training.

As a member of the team there are enriching benefits to enjoy:

• Membership of The Club at Combe Grove, which has fantastic flood-lit indoor and outdoor facilities, including a state-of-the-art gym, indoor and outdoor heated pools and undercover tennis courts available all year round.
• Subsidised meals made from nutritious, sustainably sourced, organic, free-range, local ingredients which as far as possible are sourced from the Estate Kitchen Garden.
• Access to the 70 acre estate which proudly showcases our oldest woodland, Eastwood which is approximately 200 years old. A beautiful setting offering a rich diversity of plants and trees to enjoy a lunchtime walk.
• Special prices for treatments and therapies provided by the on-site team using pure, organic products from the South West of England with selected medicinal herbs and aromas to support the therapeutic benefit of treatments.
• Long Service Awards
• 30 days annual leave each year pro-rata
• Free Car-Parking and bicycle racks. You may want your own transport to the Estate as public transport is limited

Performance related salary increases will apply to this apprenticeship upon successful completion of each stage as follows:

Internship – up to £21,750

Enrolment Entry salary – for the first 3 months from enrolment £14,000

Probation Review – for the remaining 9 months of year 1 £14,500

Year 2 – 6 months, following successful completion of year 1, up to £21,750

Gateway – 3 months to prepare for the End Point Assessment £22,750

Combe Grove Career Coaching – 3 months of career coaching £24,000

Working Times

Total 40 hours excluding breaks each week, working eight hours between 0830-1700, working five days a week across Monday to Sunday, some evenings and weekends according to the team rota. This is inclusive of the designated 6 hours study time every week.

This Apprenticeship will be carried out over 27 months comprising of the in-learning and Gateway periods. Prior to enrolment, the successful candidate will undertake an internship to familiarise yourself with Combe Grove our land, food and people.

Upon successful completion of the apprenticeship we provide an additional 3 months of career coaching and support with job searches so that you are in the strongest position to complete for the best jobs in the industry.