Retail and customer service
The shops and counters of a finished development need local people.
Entry-level pay, rising into team-leader and manager roles.
The route
How people get in and grow
When a development opens, it brings shops, cafes and services that hire locally. A friendly, reliable start with clear routes to supervisor and manager.
- 1
Start on the floor
Entry roles need a good attitude more than a long CV.
Unlocks: Customer service basics
- 2
Take responsibility
A team-leader role and a customer service qualification mark you as ready to manage.
Unlocks: Team leading, customer service qualification
- 3
Manage
Retail management apprenticeships lead to running a store or a department.
Unlocks: Retail management apprenticeship
Where this goes
Retail and hospitality in Oxford North is at Level 2 right now. More levels exist in this work elsewhere.
Level 2about the same as GCSEs at grade 4 to 9
3 openings in Oxford North3 different apprenticeshipstypically £16,640 a year(middle of 3 advertised)- Hairdressing professional (level 2)
- Production chef (level 2)
- Hospitality accommodation team member (level 2)
Level 3 exist in this work elsewhere in the country but nothing is open in Oxford North today. Worth widening your search, or asking a local college what they run.
Levels and apprenticeship standards from the Department for Education Find an apprenticeship service, counted from vacancies open today. Wages are the middle of what employers actually advertised, not a promise about any one job, and they do not always rise with the level: pay depends on the employer and the year as much as the qualification. These are the levels within this line of work, not a guarantee that one apprenticeship leads to the next.
Start here
Routes near you
In and around Oxford.
Apprentice Optical Assistant
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED · oxford
Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Kidlington Specsavers
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED · oxford
Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Witney Specsavers
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED · oxford
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These are nearby and related. We have not matched them to this exact trade, so check the advert before you apply.
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