Our apprenticeship programmes are for employers looking to develop their workforce.
Ideal for entry-level apprentices and more experienced staff, this programme leads to chartered status. Choose from two routes and tailor the learning to fit your organisation’s requirements.
If you're an individual looking for an apprenticeship opportunity, please go to the UK government website to find an apprenticeship.
If you're an employer looking to upskill your teams, then our apprenticeship programmes can help.
Banking and finance is rapidly evolving. This apprenticeship programme will help your business – and your workforce – to keep up to date with developments and rise to new challenges.
Drawing on our distinct approach of blending academic thought with industry experience, our Faculty delivers course content that relates to current changes in the sector. We will deliver this programme through a mix of:
face-to-face workshops
webinars, and
online learning.
When to start?
You can launch this programme in January or October.
How to fund it?
Subject to eligibility, you can use your apprenticeship levy of up to £18,000 for each apprentice
Use it to...
Recruit and train college or school leavers.
Develop more experienced staff into future leaders.
Fill skills gaps by choosing from the modules at each stage.
Support
Regular one-to-ones with personal tutors to coach your apprentices.
Three-way meetings: personal tutors, apprentices and line managers.
Weekly monitoring and reporting on apprentices’ progress.
Assessment feedback for individual apprentices.
Overview of the cohort’s success for managers.
Skills
Managing client relationships.
Planning methods.
Problem-solving and decision-making.
Communicating and networking.
Teamwork and collaboration.
Self-development and the development of others.
Using strategy.
How this apprenticeship programme works
We run open multi-employer programmes, and closed single-employer programmes. Please contact us by emailing apprenticeships@libf.ac.uk to find out more about our minimum cohort size requirements.
You can choose from two routes, both of which lead to chartered status:
the degree programme, generally suited to entry-level staff, leads to a BSc (Hons) Financial Services Management
the accelerated route, ideal for upskilling more experienced staff to develop them into future leaders
Degree route (42 months)
Choose two modules from Stage 1 (Level 4)
Choose two modules from Stage 2 (Level 5)
Choose four modules from Stage 3 (Level 6)
Accelerated route (24 months)
Choose four modules – including at least two from Stage 3 (Level 6)
Three stages
Stage 1 (Level 4)
Stage 1 (Level 4)
Financial Markets & Risk
Financial Statement Reporting & Analysis
Fundamentals of Leadership & Management
Relationship Management
Stage 2 (Level 5)
Commercial & Corporate Financial Services
Finance of International Trade
Operational Management
Organisational Management in Financial Services
Retail Financial Services
Stage 3 (Level 6)
Bank Risk Management
Fintech
Organisational Transformation: Project Planning & Management
Strategic Management in Financial Services
Level 6 Investment Banking and Investment Management
This programme leads to a BSc (Hons) Finance & Investment and chartered status. It’s ideal for school or college leavers as an alternative to university.
See this Level 6 programmeOur partners
Questions about our apprenticeship programmes?
Get in touch with our apprenticeship team.
