<div><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><div style=""><span id="docs-internal-guid-8df83872-7fff-e58f-41e2-287aebb573cc"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Kitchen Installation Apprenticeship&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Our Kitchen Installations Apprenticeship is a hands-on and practical apprenticeship programme designed to help you learn a trade while earning a living. Whether you’re starting out or changing careers, our apprenticeship will give you everything you need to succeed in the kitchen installation field.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You’ll work alongside an experienced Wickes Approved Installer, learning how to fit kitchens safely, professionally and confidently in customers’ homes. By the end of the 18 months, you’ll have the qualifications and knowledge you need to become self-employed and join our Wickes installer network.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;What you’ll be doing</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Installing Wickes kitchens in customer homes alongside an experienced installer</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Learning safe removal and installation techniques</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Developing practical trade skills across units, worktops and appliances</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Building confidence with tools, measurements and planning</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Supporting customers and working independently as you grow</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Understanding how to run and manage your own workload</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Exploring the basics of starting your own installer business</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Receiving </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">technical and practical training delivered by WEBS Training.</span></p></li></ul><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 14pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What you’ll bring</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You don’t need previous experience, just the drive and willingness to learn. But you must have:</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An interest in developing trade skills and hands-on learning</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Good problem-solving skills and a positive, can-do attitude</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Willingness to learn and work safely</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Strong communication and customer focus</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Resilience and reliability</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Interested in being self-employed and running your own business</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Ability to attend training with short stays in Nottingham</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">full UK driving licence</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and access to a vehicle (essential for travelling to customer homes)</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br><br></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">&nbsp;What we offer</span></p><ul style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paid apprenticeship</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Paid travel (mileage or train cost), meals &amp; accommodation for off-site training</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Guidance to set up your own business and you’ll receive some tools from Bosch after 1 year</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Industry-recognised </span><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Level 2 Fitted Interiors qualification</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Real installation experience from day one</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">PPE provided</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Mentoring from skilled Wickes installers</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Support in setting up your own business</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; list-style-type: disc; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre;"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Supportive, inclusive and down-to-earth Wickes culture</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br><br></span></p></li></ul><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We’re one of the only UK retailers offering a complete design-to-installation service so you’ll be learning with one of the most trusted names in the industry.</span></p><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 4pt; margin-top: 18pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 15pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What to do now</span></h2><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">If you’re ready to learn a skilled trade, work with real customers and build a career you can be proud of, this could be the opportunity for you.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apply or register your interest today.</span></p><div><span style="font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 700; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-variant: normal; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></span></div></span></div></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><em>We aim to create an inclusive workplace with colleagues’ wellbeing at the heart of everything we do.</em></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br></font></div><div><font color="#222222" face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><em>We’re a Disability Confident Employer and committed to building a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to providing an accessible recruitment process and workplace for everyone. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments, please let us know <a href="https://www.wickescareers.co.uk/reasonable-adjustments" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">here</a>.</em></font></div>