Features
DAPS is built around four core features designed to support every stage of the degree apprenticeship application journey. DAPS keeps things simple yet premium, which allows us to continually improve our core four features.
Search
Degree apprenticeship vacancies open and close throughout the year, often scattered across hundreds of employer websites with no single reliable place to track them all. Working out what is live, what is relevant, and what you have already reviewed can be a significant challenge.
DAPS Search brings degree apprenticeships into a single, searchable place. Filters are built around the criteria applicants actually care about, so the roles that surface are the ones genuinely worth considering.
Rather than relying on ad hoc Google searches, outdated links or word of mouth, students can use DAPS to build a clear view of the degree apprenticeship market and act ahead of deadlines.
What it does:
- Search live degree apprenticeship opportunities in one place
- Filter by industry, employer, location and level
- Save roles directly to your tracker in one click
- Review key role details — salary, location, deadline — at a glance
- Apply through the employer's official application page
Track
The Tracker is the foundation of DAPS. Every degree apprenticeship you pursue is given a defined place in your pipeline, so you can move applications from saved through applied, online assessment, interview, assessment centre, and offer or rejection with complete clarity.
Most applicants juggle their applications across spreadsheets, note-taking apps, screenshots, emails and browser tabs — an approach that almost guarantees missed deadlines and lost information, especially when applying to multiple employers at once.
The Tracker includes filters, search and view controls so you can shape it around how you like to work.
What it does:
- Track degree apprenticeship applications from saved through to offer
- Organise roles by stage, employer and deadline
- Attach notes and reminders to each application
- Store key links, documents and submitted files in one place
- See clearly what requires action next
Companies
Choosing where to apply involves more than the role title — the employer matters just as much.
The Companies feature lets students explore the organisations offering degree apprenticeships, understand what they do, and compare opportunities across sectors. Each profile brings together roles, salary ranges, locations and application process details in one view.
This supports a shift from simple name recognition towards informed decision-making about where to spend your limited application slots.
What it does:
- Explore employers offering degree apprenticeships
- Read profiles covering sector, size and what each employer does
- View open degree apprenticeship roles from each employer in one place
- Compare salaries, locations and application processes
- Discover organisations you may not have previously considered
Community
Applying for degree apprenticeships can feel isolating, particularly when no one around you is going through the same process.
The DAPS Community brings applicants together in one place, where you can ask questions, share opportunities, compare interview experiences and get help with applications from people at different stages of the journey.
In place of fragmented advice scattered across social media, forums and outdated articles, the Community gives students a live, responsive space to learn from each other.
What it does:
- Connect with other degree apprenticeship applicants
- Ask questions and get answers from students who have been through the process
- Share new opportunities as they open
- Compare interview, assessment centre and online test experiences
- Stay close to what is happening across the application cycle
An ecosystem
Each DAPS feature delivers value independently, but the platform's full impact comes from using them in combination.
Search identifies degree apprenticeship opportunities. Companies builds your understanding of employers. Track keeps every application organised. Community connects you with other applicants going through the same journey.
Together, they give students a clearer, more structured approach to applying for degree apprenticeships.