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 runs from Level 2 (about GCSEs at grade 4 to 9) up to Level 3 (about A levels). These are the levels people move through, and what is open right now at each one.
Level 2about the same as GCSEs at grade 4 to 9
13 openings in Oxford North5 different apprenticeshipstypically £15,808 a year(middle of 13 advertised)- Hairdressing professional (level 2)
- Production chef (level 2)
- Food and beverage team member (level 2)
- Beauty therapist (level 2)
Level 3about the same as A levels
1 opening in Oxford North1 apprenticeship- Hospitality supervisor (level 3)
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.
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Routes near you
Apprentice Optical Assistant
TRAINING 2000 LIMITED · oxford
Optical Assistant Apprenticeship - Bicester Specsavers
SPECSAVERS OPTICAL SUPERSTORES LIMITED · oxford
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