Production Apprenticeship - Level 3 - BBC Cymru Wales Education - Cardiff - WELSH Language

Vacancy ID: 6752; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading broadcasting corporation is offering a Production Apprenticeship based in Cardiff for those passionate about digital learning content. Applicants must be 18+ by September 2026, with no prior qualifications required. The apprenticeship provides hands-on experience in content production for a significant educational service aimed at young audiences. This role includes learning about animation and the production process while contributing to the BBC's mission to transform lives through learning. Join a friendly team creating fresh, bilingual content seen by millions.

Qualifications

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the Apprenticeship begins in September 2026.
• Be legally eligible to work full-time in the UK for the entire duration of the Apprenticeship.
• Not currently be enrolled in another Apprenticeship programme.

Responsibilities

• Learn production processes for digital educational content.
• Contribute to creating promotional social content.
• Visit schools to understand learner's needs.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Creativity

Interest in digital learning content

Understanding animation

Creative writing

Education

No prior learning required

Essential Skills Wales Level 2

Job description

About the apprenticeship

As a Production Apprentice, this is a brilliant opportunity to learn, grow, and contribute – could be:

• Learning how we shoot and deliver film content for young people
• Learning about the process of commissioning and producing animation
• Getting opportunities to produce promotional social content
• Visiting schools to understand our learners’ needs
• Developing an understanding of the layers of production processes needed to make entertaining and digital educational content for one of the BBC’s biggest brands.

You’ll be learning both on and off the job. This means that as well as learning on your placement at the BBC, you’ll also attend learning blocks (a week or two at a time) with our learning provider, working towards an industry recognised qualification, Level 3 Diploma in Digital and Creative Media. Learning blocks will be delivered in‑person.

Additional information

BBC Wales Education are a production and commissioning department working on one of the BBC's biggest services for young people - BBC Bitesize. You'll be part of a friendly team that makes fresh, bilingual content for young people aged 3-16 which is seen by millions. Our content sparks curiosity and gets learners across Wales thinking! From the very first idea to the big launch, you'll be right at the heart of it all, working side‑by‑side with brilliant editorial and technical teams to help bring brand‑new, high quality content to life. BBC Education’s mission is simple – to transform lives through learning. During school lockdowns, the department delivered the biggest educational service in BBC history through BBC Bitesize – and huge new audiences came to discover our content. We’ve kept that momentum going, creating even more exciting content for learners across Wales.

We aim to:

• Give every child in the UK a personal learning experience through BBC Bitesize, which attracts over 2 million users a week
• Support and inspire classroom learning by producing high‑quality curriculum‑linked content
• Tackle educational and social gaps across the UK through engaging educational campaigns

Requirements

Qualifications

• Be 18 years old or over by the time the Apprenticeship begins in September 2026
• Be legally eligible to work full‑time in the UK for the entire duration of the Apprenticeship
• Not currently be enrolled in another Apprenticeship programme, whether with the BBC or another organisation
• No prior learning required to apply

For candidates under the age of 19 years at 8th September 2026: To complete the Apprenticeship, you must have achieved Essential Skills Wales Level 2 in: Communication and Application of Number within the first 12 months of the Apprenticeship.

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.

If you can bring some of these skills and experiences, along with transferable strengths, we’d love to hear from you and encourage you to apply. We are looking for:

• Enthusiasm, imagination and creative flair
• A passion for digital learning content
• A genuine interest in animation
• An inspiring creative writer
• An understanding or the willingness to learn what keeps audiences glued to our content

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.

Welsh language

Welsh spoken skills: No

Welsh written skills: No

If you are interested in doing an apprenticeship through the medium of Welsh or bilingually, please contact the training provider to find out if it is available.

Training provided

Training provider: Cardiff and Vale College

Qualification: Creative & Digital Media L3 (Wales)

Disability confident

Is this employer disability confident: Yes

What is disability confident?

Disability confident employers are committed to offering equal opportunities for people with disabilities and health conditions.

Employer details

BBC

Bbc Cymru Wales

Central Square

Cardiff

CF10 1FT