THE Royal Mail is hiring hundreds of apprentices with applications opening next week.

On June 28, would be postmen and women can apply for the postal apprenticeship with successful candidates achieving a Level 2 certification.

The Postal Apprenticeship scheme is designed to provide participants not only with the required skills for a successful career within Royal Mail, but with a broad range of lasting transferable skills and experience. Areas such as customer services, industry knowledge, and lessons in financial budgeting and health and wellbeing will be covered.

Applicants who successfully complete the scheme will be offered a permanent role within the business.

Shortlisted applicants will have to complete a Situational Judgement Test, a virtual interview and will be invited to meet their line manager at the unit within which they will work.

The apprenticeship recruitment programme will run from September 2021 and will be 13 months in duration.

The scheme opens for applications on June 28. For more information, please visit the Early Careers section at: https://jobs.royalmailgroup.com/