About

Applying for apprenticeships and graduate roles is harder than it should be. Applications are scattered across spreadsheets, deadlines get missed, and most students have no real guidance on what to do next. DAPS was built to change that — one platform, a clear methodology, and real outcomes.

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The problem we set out to solve

Every year, thousands of students miss out on apprenticeships and graduate roles not because of talent, but because of a lack of structure. The typical approach is reactive: see a role, spend an evening on an application, submit, forget about it. Repeat sporadically. Panic when a deadline passes.

This is not a strategy. It is chaos with extra steps.

The best-prepared candidates do something different. They treat their job search like a project — with a pipeline, a schedule, and deliberate preparation at every stage. DAPS formalises that approach so any student can follow it.

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Get in touch

If you have questions about the platform, a school or employer enquiry, or just want to say hello, reach out at hello@daps.org.uk.