A culinary apprenticeship programme
The Sodexo Live! Academy with Raymond
Blanc is a structured culinary programme
that gives apprentices the chance to
achieve either a Commis Chef Level 2 or
Level 3 Chef de Partie qualification.

Apprenticeships are a key lever for social mobility.
This means that every one of our employees has the same opportunity to develop and progress their career in the way that’s best for them, ensuring they can all belong, act and thrive at Sodexo.
Apprenticeships are an excellent way for people of all ages to develop skills in areas that will help them develop in their chosen career. Through an apprenticeship you can earn while you learn and gain a nationally recognised professional qualification, while also getting invaluable on the job experience, which can put you ahead of other potential recruits.
We’re proud of the wide variety of apprenticeships we offer, with almost 80 available in areas such as IT and business administration, facilities management, hospitality and catering, healthcare and prison custody. Colleagues can participate in Level 2 programmes if they are at the start of their career, through to Level 7 if they are looking to complete their learning in a specialist area.
"Apprenticeships are a key element of our learning offer at Sodexo and embody our employee value proposition – we're committed to enabling all our people to develop, grow and thrive in their own way."

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Social mobiity
Apprenticeship levy gifting is a fundamental part of our Social Impact Pledge, which includes a commitment to contribute to the economic, social and environmental development of the cities, regions and countries in which we work.
We are passionate about helping other organisations with apprenticeship recruitment, and have gifted or pledged £2 million of our own apprenticeship levy to small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that would benefit from apprenticeship training.
Our approach is to ‘gift with purpose’ to employers that share the company’s ethos when it comes to health and safety, and ensuring their workforce is diverse and inclusive. Through levy transfer, we have so far supported 126 apprentices at SMEs, with more coming on board regularly.
“We look forward to developing and training even more talented individuals across the capital with the extra support from Sodexo.”