Broadcast and Media Systems Technical Operator Level 3 Apprenticeship - Inverness - Gaelic 2027

BBC; Inverness; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BBC Academy training

Travel to locations across the UK

Mentorship and development programs

Job summary

The BBC offers an apprentice opportunity across the UK, with on-the-job learning and an industry-recognised apprenticeship qualification. You’ll work in broadcast technical operations, gaining hands-on experience across live and recorded output, and study with the National Film and Television School.

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates and includes comprehensive training, travel to locations across the UK, and ongoing development with mentorship to help you progress within the BBC.

Qualifications

• Gaelic language proficiency is required for eligibility.
• This apprenticeship targets non-graduates and includes on-the-job training.
• Ability to travel across the UK as part of the scheme.

Responsibilities

• Gain practical experience across live and recorded broadcasting, including camera operations and studio roles.
• Contribute to delivering high-quality content using broadcast technologies for outside broadcasts.
• Develop understanding of how technical production, editorial decisions and audience engagement work together.

Skills

Scottish Gaelic fluency (written and g

Job description

Candidates must be able to speak, read and write Gaelic to be eligible for this role.

Could A BBC Apprenticeship Be The Next Role For You?

Join us as an apprentice at the BBC to give yourself the opportunity to kick-start your career in a job you'll love. We’re committed to your skills and talent development. You’ll learn on-the-job, developing your knowledge and skills in an area that interests you, whilst working towards your apprenticeship qualification with one of our learning providers.

/ Thig còmhla rinn mar phreantas aig a' BhBC agus faigh cothrom do dhreuchd a thòiseachadh ann an obair a chòrdas riut. Tha sinn dealasach a thaobh leasachadh do sgilean agus do thàlant. Ionnsaichidh tu san àite-obrach, a' togail eòlais agus sgilean ann an raon anns a bheil ùidh agad, agus aig an aon àm obraichidh tu a dh'ionnsaich teisteanas preantasachd.

Why Join This Scheme?

Working alongside programme makers is a dedicated team of technical operators who make sure the broadcast equipment and technology side of our business runs smoothly. This apprenticeship is an exciting entry-level opportunity to join the BBC across the UK; working at the front end of technical operating in sound and/or vision in the newsroom ingest hubs, galleries, studios, post-production areas, and out on location.

Want to find out more? Watch recordings from our webinar series on our Life at the BBC YouTube playlist to learn more about this scheme and other opportunities we offer, and hear from current apprentices about their experiences.

/ Bhiodh tu ag obair còmhla ri daoine a tha a’ cruthachadh phrògraman, tha sgioba shònraichte de luchd-obrach teicnigeach ann a tha a’ dèanamh cinnteach gu bheil uidheamachd agus teicneòlas craolaidh ag obair gu ceart. Tha a' phreantasachd seo na cothrom air leth aig ìre thòiseachaidh sa BhBC air feadh na RA. Bhiodh tu ag obair aig cridhe obrachaidhean teicnigeach fuaime agus dealbhan telebhisein seòmraichean-naidheachd, gailearaidhean, stiùideothan, agus air làraichean eadar-dhealaichte.

A bheil thu airson tuilleadh fhaighinn a-mach?

Coimhead air clàraidhean den t-sreath webinar againn air playlist Life at the BBC air YouTube gus barrachd ionnsachadh mun sgeama seo agus mu chothroman eile, agus gus cluinntinn bho phreantasan eile mun eòlas aca.

Why Join The Team?

The BBC’s broadcast services are at the heart of communities across the UK; telling stories that matter to people, on TV, radio, online and via our wider digital services. Through this apprenticeship opportunity, you could be part of the next generation of highly skilled Technical Operators.

/ Tha seirbheisean craolaidh a' BhBC aig cridhe choimhearsnachdan air feadh na RA, ag innse sgeulachdan a tha cudromach do dhaoine air TBh, rèidio, air-loidhne agus tro na seirbheisean didseatach againn. Tron chothrom preantasachd seo, dh'fhaodadh tu a bhith mar pàirt den ath ghinealach de luchd-obrach theicnigeach air leth sgileil.

Your Key Responsibilities And Impact

As a Broadcast Technical Operator apprentice (BOA27), this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – you will/Mar phreantas Neach-obrachaidh Teicnigeach Craolaidh (BOA27), bidh cothrom air leth agad ionnsachadh, fàs san obair. Bidh thu:

• Gain practical experience across all aspects of live and recorded broadcasting, including camera operations on location, studio-based technical roles, directing, lighting, editing, and graphic design for regional and national BBC programmes/A' faighinn eòlais phractaigich air gach taobh de chraoladh bheò agus chlàraichte, a' gabhail a-steach obrachadh chamara air làraichean, dreuchdan teicnigeach stèidhichte ann an stiùidio, stiùireadh, solais, deasachadh agus dealbhadh ghrafaigean airson phrògraman roinneil agus nàiseanta a' BhBC.
• Contribute to the delivery of high-quality content for BBC shows, using advanced broadcast technologies such as satellite trucks and IP systems for outside broadcasts/A' cur ri lìbhrigeadh susbaint àrd-inbhe airson phrògraman a' BhBC, a' cleachdadh theicneòlasan craolaidh adhartach leithid làraidhean saideil agus siostaman IP airson chraolaidhean a-mach as a stiùidio.
• Develop a strong understanding of how technical production, editorial decisions, and audience engagement work together to shape compelling content across TV, digital, and online platforms/A' leasachadh tuigse làidir air mar a tha riochdachadh teicnigeach, co-dhùnaidhean deasachaidh agus conaltradh ri luchd-amhairc ag obair còmhla gus susbaint làidir a chruthachadh airson TBh, àrd-ùrlaran didseatach agus air-loidhne.

You’ll study for your industry recognised apprenticeship qualification, learning both on and off the job. Your learning with the National Film and Television School will introduce you to a wide variety of skills across both TV and Radio, including/Bidh thu ag ionnsachadh airson teisteanas preantasachd a tha aithnichte sa ghnìomhachas, an dà chuid san obair agus taobh a-muigh na h-obrach. Còmhla ri Sgoil Nàiseanta nam Filmichean agus an Telebhisein, gheibh thu sgilean ann an TBh agus Rèidio, nam measg:

• Camera Operations / Obair Chamara
• Floor Management / Riaghladh Làir
• TV Vision Mixing / Measgachadh Dhealbhan
• Sound Operations / Obair Fuaime
• Technical Directing / Stiùireadh Teicnigeach
• Shoot and Edit Multi-Skilled Operator / Neach-obrach Ioma-sgileil airson Fiolmadh is Deasachadh
• Picture and Audio Editing / Deasachadh Dhealbh is Fuaime
• Ingest and Library functions/ Cothrom stuth a ghabhail a-steach agus eolas air an tasglann.

As part of the programme, you will be required to travel to attend in-person learning blocks and other apprenticeship-related activities where necessary. For more information on what you will study during the scheme, please see the Broadcast & Media Systems Technical Operator standard.

/ Mar phàirt den phrògram, bidh agad ri siubhal airson bhlocaichean ionnsachaidh pearsanta agus gnìomhan eile co-cheangailte ris a' phreantasachd nuair a bhios feum air. Airson tuilleadh fiosrachaidh mu na bhios tu ag ionnsachadh tron sgeama seo, thoir sùil air an ìre Phreantasachd Neach-obrachaidh Teicnigeach Siostaman Craolaidh is nam Meadhanan.

Your Skills And Eligibility

We’re interested in your passion for working at the BBC and your enthusiasm for delivering world-class content and operational excellence to our audiences. We’re not focused on your qualifications; instead, we look for potential and offer you the opportunity to apply your transferable strengths and experience to work in different ways / Tha ùidh againn cluinntinn mu do dhealas a bhiag a' bh' at the...

• Passionate about media content and the technical production side of how that content reaches the audience / Dealas airson susbaint nam meadhanan agus an taobh teicnigeach, de mar a ruigeas an susbaint sin an luchd-amharc.
• Can work calmly under pressure / Comasach air obair a dhèanamh gu socair fo chuideam.
• Fascinated by how things work / Air do bheò-ghlacadh leis mar a tha cùisean ag obair.
• Brilliant organisational skills and are great at problem-solving / Sgilean eagrachaidh air leth agus deagh sgilean an a bhith a’ faighinn seachad air duilgheadasan.
• Enthusiastic self-starter, flexible and adaptable to out-of-hours working / Nad neach-tòiseachaidh dealasach, sùbailte agus comasach air atharrachadh gu obair taobh a-muigh uairean àbhaisteach.
• Fluency in written and spoken Scottish Gaelic / Fileantas ann an Gàidhlig sgrìobhte agus labhairteach.

This scheme is aimed at non-graduates. If you have a degree and you’re interested in similar roles at the BBC, we recommend applying for jobs at the BBC careers site or having a look at our other apprenticeship schemes/Tha an sgeama seo ag amas air daoine gun cheum oilthigh. Ma tha ceum agad agus ùidh agad ann an dreuchdan coltach ris aig a’ BhBC, tha sinn a’ moladh gun cuir thu a-steach airson obraichean air làrach-dhreuchdan a’ BhBC no gun toir thu sùil air na sgeamaichean preantasachd eile againn.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an apprenticeship at the BBC, you must/Gus a bhith ion-roghnach airson preantasachd aig a' BhBC, feumaidh tu:

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the apprenticeship begins in September 2027 / A bhith 18 bliadhna no nas sine nuair a thòisicheas a' phreantasachd san t-Sultain 2027
• Have lived in the UK continuously for the last three years prior to the start of the apprenticeship / A bhith air fuireach san RA gu leantainneach airson nan trì bliadhna mus tòisich a' phreantasachd.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the apprenticeship / A bhith laghail gu obair làn-ùine san RA fad na preantasachd.
• Not currently be enrolled in another apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation / Gun a bhith clàraichte air preantasachd eile an-dràsta.
• Not already hold a qualification in the same subject area at the same or a higher level than this apprenticeship / Gun teisteanas a bhith agad san aon raon aig an aon ìre no ìre nas àirde.

To apply for this scheme, you must also/A bharrachd air sin, feumaidh tu:

• Not have completed or hold qualifications in the apprenticeship subject at level 3 or above / Gun a bhith air teisteanas Ìre 3 no nas àirde a choileanadh san raon seo.
• Not have completed or hold an extended BTEC or degree in media, television, film, audio or radio production / Gun BTEC leudaichte no ceum a bheith agad ann am meadhanan, telebhisean, film, fuaim no riochdachadh rèidio.
• Have little or no work experience in the subject area / Glè bheag no idir eòlas obrach a bhith agad anns an raon seo.
• For candidates under the age of 19 years on 7 September 2027: To complete the apprenticeship, you must have achieved Maths and English GCSE at Grade 4/C or above or National 5 (Scotland) at C or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent qualification. If you have not achieved these qualifications by the start of your apprenticeship, you will be required to achieve Functional Skills Level 2 before the apprenticeship assessment when you take your end-point assessment / Do thagraichean a bhios fo aois 19 bliadhna air 7 Sultain 2027: Gus a’ phreantasachd a choileanadh, feumaidh tu GCSE ann am Matamataig agus Beurla aig Ìre 4/C no nas àirde a bhith agad, no Teisteanas Nàiseanta 5 (Alba) aig ìre C, no Teisteanas Sgilean Gnìomhach Ìre 2, no teisteanas co-ionann. Mura h-eil thu air na teisteanasan sin a choileanadh mus tòisich a’ phreantasachd agad, bidh agad ri Teisteanas Sgilean Gnìomhach Ìre 2 a choileanadh mus dèan thu am measadh deireannach aig deireadh na preantasachd.

About the Company

This is your BBC. At the BBC you can create and innovate in an inclusive environment while contributing to some of the world’s best loved content, and the BBC’s mission to inform, educate and entertain.

Life at BBC. Here you will benefit from:

• Excellent career and professional development.
• Fair pay and flexible benefits including a competitive salary package, a 35-hour working week, 25 days annual leave (26 days for BBC Studios), a range of policies to support your work/life balance, a defined pension scheme and discounted dental, health care and gym.
• A values-based organisation where the way we do things is important as what we do.

As an Apprentice you will also receive:

• An industry recognised qualification.
• Industry-leading training through the BBC Academy and our learning providers (this may involve travel to locations across the UK).
• A dedicated Team Manager and Scheme Specialist to help with your development.
• Training and Mentoring by industry professionals.
• A bespoke BBC apprenticeship experience including apprenticeship development days and membership of the BBC Apprenticeship community.
• Employability and networking training and support to help you secure your next role.
• The opportunity to apply for financial support for relocation subject to eligibility.

You belong. We have a working environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, so all our employees feel that they can belong, thrive and achieve their full potential.

We want to attract the broadest range of talented people to join us. The more diverse our workforce, the better able we are to respond to and reflect our audiences in all their diversity.

We welcome applications from individuals, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion and/or belief.

Disability confident. We take inclusivity seriously and want to ensure all candidates who are disabled or have long-term health conditions receive the support and adjustments they need. If you need to discuss adjustments or access requirements for the recruitment process, or to carry out this role, please contact us via the Early Careers Recruitment contact form and we’d be happy to discuss how we can support you through the process.

Disclaimer

This job description is a written statement of the essential characteristics of the job, with its principal accountabilities, incorporating a note of the skills, knowledge and experience required for a satisfactory level of performance. This is not intended to be a complete, detailed account of all aspects of the duties involved. Our apprenticeship roles are also subject to you having the require qualifications that we have deemed to be necessary for your role and the requirement of the training provider for your scheme. The offer would be subject to you undergoing and meeting the requirements of a skill scan process with the BBC nominated training provider to determine your eligibility. Please note: If you were to be offered this role, the BBC will conduct Employment screening checks which include Reference checks; Eligibility to work checks; and if applicable to the role, Safeguarding and Adverse media/Social media checks. Any offer made is conditional on these checks being satisfactory. Before your start date, you may need to disclose any unspent convictions or police charges or other relevant information in line with our Recruitment policy. We are unable to accept applications via CV and only applications made online will be considered.