Production Apprenticeship - Level 3 - Factual, Education and Digital

Production Apprenticeship - Level 3 - Factual, Education and Digital - Belfast

Contract Type: Fixed-Term Apprenticeship, Full-time for 13 months

Department: Content Production

Location: Belfast - Broadcasting House

Salary: £22,950

Join us as a Production apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick‑start your career in a job you'll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on‑the‑job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you while working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

This is your chance to launch a career at the very heart of British broadcasting. We’re looking for individuals with a passion to find out how we make content and bring ideas to life. Depending on your placement area you could be working behind the scenes on exciting productions, from gripping dramas to the thrill of live radio, and gain a recognised qualification while learning on the job.

This is your opportunity to widen your production knowledge while working on content that matters to millions.

To find out more about the schemes we offer, you can register to join one of our webinars here.
Please note that the webinar for this scheme takes place on Wednesday 10th December at 6pm. If you're unable to attend or have seen this after that date, keep an eye on our webinar playlist on Youtube where the video will be uploaded.

This apprenticeship will build creative and production skills in BBC Northern Ireland’s Factual, Education & Digital department.

• Working closely with the Digital team to create content for BBC Sounds, BBC Radio Ulster/Foyle and BBC Northern Ireland
• Help developing and producing content for various outputs
• Involved in all aspects of the digital productions from ideas development to delivery of content on BBC and third‑party platforms
• Involved with our Bitesize productions and get involved with the delivery of educational and corporate outreach activities in schools and community settings.

You’ll be learning both on and off the job. This means that as well as learning on your placement at the BBC you’ll also attend learning blocks (up to a week at a time) with our learning provider, working towards an industry recognised apprenticeship qualification – Level 3 Production Assistant. Learning blocks will be a mixture of in‑person and virtual delivery.

For more information on this apprenticeship framework you will be studying please visit this link.

We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world‑class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply if you are:

• Someone who enjoys creative production
• Interested in how audiences engage with social media.

This scheme is aimed at non‑graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes.

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must:

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2026
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last 3 years prior to the start of the apprenticeship
• Be legally eligible to work full‑time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation
• No prior learning is required to apply.

For candidates under the age of 19 years at 8th September 2026:
To complete the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent…