{"id":593703,"date":"2023-03-06T05:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T05:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?p=593703"},"modified":"2025-09-25T15:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T15:21:06","slug":"can-i-start-an-apprenticeship-much-later-in-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/insights\/expert-perspectives\/can-i-start-an-apprenticeship-much-later-in-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I start an Apprenticeship (much) later in life?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<header class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-hero-blogs header-hero-blogs\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"hero-blogs\"><div class=\"hero-blogs-content-wrapper\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\"><div class=\"header-title\"><h1>Can I start an Apprenticeship (much) later in life?<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"hero-blogs-bottom\"><div class=\"header-author\"><div class=\"author-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2023\/02\/John-Hasznosi.jpg?w=400?w=200&amp;quality=10\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/div><div class=\"author-name-date\"><h5 class=\"author-name\">John Hasznosi<\/h5><h5 class=\"blog-date\">6 Mar 2023<\/h5><\/div><\/div><div class=\"brand-image\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/header>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-cg-blocks-group undefined section section--article-content\"><div class=\"article-main-content\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12 col-md-1\"><nav class=\"article-social\"><ul class=\"social-nav\"><li class=\"ip-order-fb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?p=593703\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-fb\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-tw\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?p=593703&amp;text=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-tw\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"ip-order-li\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https:\/\/www.capgemini.com\/gb-en\/?p=593703&amp;text=\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"opens in a new window\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon-li\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">Linkedin<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"col-12 col-md-11 col-lg-10\"><div class=\"article-text article-quote-text\">\n<p>I\u2019m 47 years old. Before I started applying for software developer jobs a few years ago, I went online and searched the topic of \u2018can you become a software developer in your 40\u2019s?\u2019 just to see how common it was. Surely there must be some of us older folks out there, I\u2019d hoped. I had no idea just how common it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that I\u2019ve landed my first developer role, I\u2019d like to share my experience. This is only because someone, somewhere out there, may be at that point in their life where they still have doubts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The initial process of starting my apprenticeship was not unlike most other job hunts, although in my case there was a fair amount of pre-training involved. Before I seriously started applying for junior developer roles, I\u2019d taken a 4-month intensive coding bootcamp and it was a fantastic learning experience. It was through this bootcamp that I\u2019d seen posts about current apprenticeships and came across Capgemini. Just to note that you don\u2019t need to have training or a computer science degree before becoming an apprentice. I have co-workers at Capgemini that had never coded before starting their software developer roles. So, if you\u2019re worried that you don\u2019t have any experience in this area, don\u2019t be. As I was told in my initial interview, Capgemini (as well as a growing number of tech companies) looks to fill developer roles with people that have strong soft skills. Coding ability can be trained. Soft skills and life experience? Much less so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me back up my claim a bit with something a bit more concrete. You at least know the basics of using a computer. You can type on a keyboard. You can communicate with others, in a common language, using fairly accurate grammar and syntax. These are powerful skills. Coding isn\u2019t all that different. They\u2019re called \u2018languages\u2019 for a reason. The only other thing you really need to do is to want it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I started work at an early age. Over nearly half a century, I\u2019ve been a dishwasher, telemarketer, takeaway assistant, UPS warehouse worker, bartender, waiter, public school teacher, university instructor \u2013 the list goes on. Most of the time, I worked in these places just to pay the bills. But in many cases, I did whatever job it was purely out of interest. I was curious. I wanted to learn something new. And I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my previous career of 20+ years, the \u2018real\u2019 one, I was an English teacher. I taught foreign students both abroad and at home for a very long time. Then I decided I wanted to get into coding. It wasn\u2019t a sudden decision. I didn\u2019t wake up one morning and say, \u2018I want to be a programmer by tomorrow afternoon\u2019. It was a slow process. In retrospect, I wish I would have made the decision sooner in life. But then again, would I have learned all the same skills that I have now? Probably not. In fact, during my initial interviews for my current software developer job, I was told that the \u2018other\u2019 experience I had contributed to my hiring. If you haven\u2019t heard this before, I\u2019m sure you will the more you talk to recruiters and senior developers. \u201cWe can teach you to code. We can\u2019t teach life skills.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re over 40, 50, 60 or whatever, can you start an apprenticeship that late in life? Should you? I said earlier that all you really needed was to want it. It was the truth. Wanting it means you\u2019re willing to put the work in. Wanting it means, despite the doubt, you won\u2019t let it get in the way. Your want needs to trump all of it. It needs to be stronger than your own misgivings. However, you\u2019ll persevere, and even after you start your role as a developer, there will be times when you feel like you\u2019re just not cut out for it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re thinking of taking that first leap, maybe signing up for that new programming course or applying to that tech role or looking at a coding bootcamp, just remember: it doesn\u2019t matter where you\u2019re at in life, or what you have or haven\u2019t done before. And it most certainly doesn\u2019t matter how old you are. All that really matters is taking that first step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s nothing particularly special about me. I\u2019m about as average a person as they come. It took me over 600 applications to land my first developer role. 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