THG: does its apprenticeship programme sponsor a UK visa?

NoTHG Apprenticeship Programme (Marketing, Ecommerce, Finance, Buying, Merchandising, Data, Procurement and Supply Chain, New Product Development, Sustainability)

No. THG does not sponsor its apprenticeship programme for international students who need a visa. THG offers apprenticeships alongside its graduate and year in industry tracks, across the same nine commercial functions, and pitches them at college leavers and career changers rather than only school leavers. The academic bar is modest: strong functional literacy and numeracy, meaning GCSE English and Maths at A star to C or 9 to 4 or equivalent, with Level 2 Functional Skills taken alongside the apprenticeship if formal qualifications are missing. The immigration bar is the hard one and THG states it plainly in its own eligibility accordion: three years of UK residency before the programme start, or pre settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. This mirrors the English apprenticeship funding rules rather than any THG preference, but the effect on an applicant is the same. An international student on a Student visa, or a recent arrival on a Graduate visa, does not meet it.

Sponsors grads?: No
Pay vs threshold: Not published
Opportunity: apprenticeship
2027 cycle: No published date as of 24 September 2026
Confidence: high

“You also need to have been a UK resident for at least 3 years before the start of the programme.”

THG, from its own careers pages

The catch: The residency rule is stated only inside the Apprentices item of the What we look for accordion, so it is easy to miss if you skim the page. The full wording also accepts pre settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. The page said the 2026 early careers programmes were not live yet at the time of checking.

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Sources

https://www.thg.com/careers/early-careers

Verdict last checked 2026-09-24.

Common questions

Does THG sponsor visas for its apprenticeship programme?

Does the pay clear the UK Skilled Worker salary threshold?

The pay for this scheme is not published clearly enough to judge against the threshold.

What is the catch international students miss with THG?

The residency rule is stated only inside the Apprentices item of the What we look for accordion, so it is easy to miss if you skim the page. The full wording also accepts pre settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. The page said the 2026 early careers programmes were not live yet at the time of checking.

How should I confirm THG's sponsorship before applying?

Read the specific vacancy on THG's careers site, ask its early-careers team directly, and check the employer on the gov.uk Register of Licensed Sponsors. Policies and thresholds change, so treat this page as a starting point and confirm for the exact role and cycle.

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