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Commercial Degree Apprenticeship

Together, we're a force for progress

As a Commercial Degree Apprentice, you’ll not only be immersed in the commercial side of our global company but play your own part in its success.

Developing your skills on real projects, you’ll be involved in diverse business issues as you support our commercial teams to identify risks, develop commercial proposals and business solutions, manage new business contracts and analyse business cases.

Join us and you’ll be shaping the future, surrounded by an inclusive culture that invests in you and gives you access to opportunities where you can grow your career and make a difference.

What you’ll need

Five GCSEs at grade 4/C which must include Maths and English Language.

Plus, 96 UCAS points (obtained or predicted) from either:

Three A-levels at grade CCC including a numerical or business-related subject and excluding General studies.
A Level 3 Extended BTEC Diploma at DDM in numerical or business-related subjects.

What’s more, you’ll need to be:

passionate about all things business
someone with an interest in building good financial acumen
a problem solver and natural communicator
great at working in a team.

Our behaviours drive us - we put safety first, do the right thing, keep it simple and make a difference. We’ll expect that of you, too.

What you’ll get

Starting salary: £21,776 – find out more about salary progression here.

Fully sponsored BA (Hons) degree in Business and Management

How long?

4 years

Where?

Derby.

What you’ll do

Over four years, you'll complete a series of placements with our commercial teams in Civil Aerospace in Derby, while also studying for a BA (Hons) degree in Business and Management. We'll support you every step of the way with structured placements and learning and development objectives plus, mentoring from experienced professionals.

Across it all, you’ll gain a detailed insight into how a large, complex company makes a profit and works with its customers, suppliers, and partners. And at the end, you'll be ready to become a Commercial Officer with Rolls-Royce.

We’d like to know about

YOUR MOTIVATION

We’d like to see how enthusiastic you are about developing a career at the heart of a global business. We want to see evidence of how you deliver on detail-focused projects. For example, you might tell us about a project you worked on in the past or how you used your skills to identify a major problem. Whatever the case may be, we need to know you’re self-motivated and have a keen eye for detail.

HOW YOU THINK

As well as being interested in all things business, it’s important you understand how to solve problems. Tell us about a time when you put your skills to use to create a solution that worked. What new ways of thinking did you apply?

TEAM SKILLS

We’re also interested to know how well you work with others. It could be a group activity at school or college. It could be a sports team you play in or a voluntary, religious or community organisation you’re a part of. It could even be a problem you solved for a friend or family member.

We are now closed for 2025 applications.

To register your interest for our 2026 higher & degree apprenticeships, please use the link below.