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Technology / networking · researched 2026-10-02. Processes change every year, so confirm on the employer's own page.
104 UCAS points (BCC at A level or DMM BTEC) per 2026-cycle listing summary · 7 GCSEs 9-4 including English and Maths · No prior Level 6+ qualification; right to work in UK; lived in UK/EEA 3+ years; ready to start full-time from Sept 2026. Older 2024 listing said 90 UCAS points - requirements changed between cycles. source
Opens Registration of interest page kept open; recruitment cycle reported to start in January · closes 2025 cycle deadline reported as 26 Feb 2025 (forum/summary) · 2026 cycle: sift, then eligibility and skills check run by training provider Velocity, scheduled mid-July to mid-August 2026 (per search summary of Cisco posting), so the 2026 process ran late in the year. Applications for Sept 2027 intake typically appear Sept-Nov 2026 across employers generally. source
1. Online application and sift
Personal details, employment history and a personal statement. A sift panel assesses employment history and personal statement against essential criteria; a pass mark applies.
Several candidate reports source
2. Eligibility and skills check (Velocity) (Velocity)
Candidates passing the sift are passed to training provider Velocity, which emails them and checks qualifications, eligibility, functional skills (if required) and a skills scan.
Several candidate reports source
3. HireVue video interview (HireVue)
If shortlisted, invite to record answers to a few questions on HireVue (question count and timings not published).
Single report source
4. Assessment centre
Final stage where candidates meet managers and current apprentices; forum posts mention mandatory events at the office. Reported activities (search summaries of a Cisco blog and a candidate blog, not read directly, single report): a presentation, a role play or group activity, and a hiring-manager interview; another account lists a management interview, a group exercise, a presentation on a topic of your choice and a technical interview. Cisco supplies preparation material beforehand. One candidate describes the day as relaxed. Glassdoor summaries mention a skills test, an IQ test and a personality test: unconfirmed.
Single report source
HireVue one-way video after shortlisting; 'a few questions'. Exact count, prep and answer time not verified.
Single report source
Held at Cisco's London office; meet managers and current apprentices. Specific exercises not verified.
Single report source
Cisco's programme pages stress exploring roles, a major business project and strong support network (mentors, managers, peer apprentices) · Behaviour framework used in assessment not verified (a 'Communicating and Influencing / Delivering at Pace / Developing Self and Others' list surfaced in search but could not be attributed to Cisco)