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Develop your talent with the University of Essex’s Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineer Degree Apprenticeship Program.

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Designed by Employers
for Employers


Renowned for excellence, our School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering maintains a commitment to upholding rigorous standards, ensuring unmatched quality. As the demand for top-tier STEM graduates rises sharply in the UK, our transformative training programs offer dynamic and affordable opportunities for businesses to harness the benefits of vocational education.

Join us in shaping the future of technology through cutting-edge education and an industry-aligned curriculum tailored to meet evolving market demands.

Why are apprenticeships a strategic and rewarding business investment?


Apprenticeships are suitable for people at any age and any level so business can hire someone new or up skill an existing employee, allowing you to grow talent and develop a motivated, skill and highly qualified workforce.

They help to:

  • Offer on-the-job training in a safe working environment
  • Train employees to fit your business needs
  • Build a culture of learning and development
  • Enjoy higher staff retention and moral

Building Futures, teaching future experts


Through specialised training and access to state of the art facilities, apprentices are equipped to drive innovation in transformative technologies. As Embedded Electronic Systems Design and Development Engineers, they seamlessly integrate electronics and embedded software to create efficient, reliable, and safe solutions across sectors.

Essex and the South East: 
Leading innovation


Our graduates are uniquely positioned to engage with a vibrant community of industry experts and innovators, including world-leading institutions close by in Suffolk and Norfolk.

Additionally, Essex is situated in close proximity to Sizewell C and Space East, and therefore our graduates have unparalleled opportunities  to witness firsthand advancements in sustainable energy and aerospace technology.

At our Innovation Centre, Knowledge Gateway, we build the potential for success from the ground up; where creativity and entrepreneurship meet. Here, graduates are nurtured and supported as they transform their ideas into reality, driving forward progress and prosperity in the region and beyond.

To find out more and to register your interest please contact apprenticeships@essex.ac.uk

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