Business Apprentice- Trade Compliance

Job Description The Opportunity

Leonardo offers a range of Apprenticeships from 2-4yrs. across a variety of STEM and business routes, offering paid training, coupled with on the job learning that enables you to gain practical skills, experience and knowledge that sets up the best start to your career

As you would expect from a globally renowned Company, we offer competitive starting salaries and fully support your academic learning through to qualifications, so there is no need to get into debt. We support helping you settle into your new location ensuring you are familiar with the team and have a warm welcome from day 1. There is a member of our Early Careers team at each site, helping you progress, ensuring your study time is protected, enabling access to digital learning as well as opportunities to get involved with the local community and STEM projects, enhance many aspects of each programme.

Leonardo’s two-year Business Apprenticeship scheme provides a variety of experiences through placements in business-related disciplines, working on real projects alongside specialists in the world of business. Placements you may cover include Project Management, Logistics/Material control, Manufacturing & Supply Chain, Project Planning, Commercial and Bid Management. The final position will be in Trade Compliance.

During each placement, you will be working within cutting-edge facilities, learning how the various business areas operate and collaborate together to support projects, discovering how projects are run, managed and delivered, and having opportunities to liaise with customers and suppliers. There may also be opportunities for travel between the company’s UK and international sites.

You will also attend Fareham college to complete your Level 3 Business Administrator Apprenticeship (ST0070). Through your work placements you will record learning activities and evidence to show your competency in set criteria to build a portfolio for assessment including an individual project.

Through a series of rotational placements across a range of internal departments you will gather real work evidence such as reflective accounts which describe day-to-day tasks you have completed and highlight the key business competencies demonstrated. You will gather this evidence, which demonstrates your development into a well-rounded business person through on-the-job training, gaining the essential practical skills needed to succeed.

Following completion of a number of placements, you will enter your final placement in Trade Compliance. This allows you to build on your skills and knowledge to develop into a valuable member of the Function and will provide you with the final pieces of evidence required to move into the assessment phase and complete your Apprenticeship.

You must have (as a minimum) the following qualifications:

2 x A Levels (A*
- C) one of which must be English, Maths or a Business related subject, or equivalent qualification, plus 5 GCSE grades 4 - 9 or grades A*- C or equivalent, to include Maths and English

£21000

During your Apprenticeship we encourage you to spend at least 3/4 days a week on site to integrate with your team and maximise your learning experience.

This role is subject to pre-employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or Developed Vetting (DV). For more information and guidance please visit:

At Leonardo, our people are at the heart of everything we do, key contributors in shaping innovation, advancing technology, and enhancing global safety.

We offer a comprehensive, company-funded benefits package that supports your wellbeing, career development, and work–life balance. Whether you're looking to grow professionally, care for your health, or plan for the future, we’re here to help you thrive.

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