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 at Sodexo
We are committed through our social impact pledge to consider all vacancies and job roles as apprenticeships wherever possible. Apprenticeships are a key lever for social mobility. This means that every one of our employees have the same opportunity to develop and progress their career in the way that’s best for them.
Join SodexoApprenticeships 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.
"Sodexo is passionate about helping people develop to become the talent they aspire to be."
Developing the next generation of facilities management leaders
Futures is an 18-month fully supported development programme run by Sodexo Corporate Services, in conjunction with HIT Training and The Skills Partnership. We offer the opportunity to gain a qualification while being employed, opening up career progression for the next generation of FM leaders.
Become an engineer with our technical apprenticeship programme
Recruits can do one of several qualifications, such as a three-year electrical programme or a maintenance and operations engineering technician apprenticeship, while also working at one of Sodexo’s client sites.
Our apprentices tell their story
Apprenticeships provide a valuable opportunity to new recruits and current employees alike.
What is apprenticeship levy gifting?
The apprenticeship levy gifting scheme matches small and medium sized employers (SME’s) with larger ‘levy paying’ organisations looking to support apprenticeship training via their levy fund. They can use this to recruit apprentices or to train and upskill their existing workforce.
How can we help?
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.
Contact us to find out more about apprenticeship levy gifting
"We look forward to developing and training even more talented individuals across the capital with the extra support from Sodexo."
Gifting our levy allows us to share our passion for apprenticeships
Hear from Sue Davison, Head of Apprenticeships and the team at the Positive Impact Foundation, an organisation which provide multi-sports in schools.
"While we are committed to the apprenticeship scheme and encourage all of our colleagues at Sodexo to further their development and boost their careers, we also feel it is important to gift a percentage to help local communities, SMEs, the public sector, and community-based organisations."
How we are making a difference
Funding training for our emergency workers in London
We have donated some of our apprenticeship fund to London Ambulance Service to train emergency workers
Our commitment to apprenticeship levy giftiing
We are passionate about supporting SME growth and see apprenticeship levy gifting as a great opportunity to do something truly meaningful with long-term benefits
Supporting community based organisations and small companies in Salford
Find out more about how we have supported a community radio station that broadcasts dance and urban music across Greater Manchester