Answering the initial set of questions about your skills, role and career goals is the first step in joining a Multiverse Applied Learning programme. Several steps follow before your programme officially starts. This article walks through each step, what you can expect, and what to do if anything stalls.

This guidance covers the standard route for most new starters. If you are on a different route, follow the instructions from your Customer Value Partner (CVP).

Your application has three steps, which you can follow on your homepage:

In this article, 'application' means all three steps together. 'Programme matcher' means the questions you answer and the recommendations you receive.

Click the personal invitation link sent to your email and answer a short series of questions about your current skills, role and career goals.

Each invitation link is personal to you and covers a specific group of programmes. You may receive more than one link, and you must use the links sent directly to your email. You can only have one programme matcher open at a time, so you must withdraw your current one before starting a different set of questions.

The Platform analyses your answers and presents a Programme Recommendations page through the programme matcher. Each recommended programme shows a Role Fit Score: Strong, Good, Partial, or Limited. The score reflects how well your current role supports the practical Applied Learning required for that programme.

You can review the Compatibility Rationale and Actionable Insights for each programme before making a choice.

For a full explanation of fit scores, see How to Read Your Programme Matcher Results and Choose a Programme.

There are two possible paths at this stage.

Path A: You choose a programme

You select a programme and are directed to the Commitment Page. On this page, you say whether you are ready to commit and, where required, commit to addressing any Actionable Insights before the programme starts. When you submit on the Commitment Page, your application is complete and moves on to employer approval.

Path B: You pause before choosing

If you want more time before choosing, use the same invitation link to return to your recommendations at any time before you submit. Your progress is saved automatically. If six months or longer pass before the next launch, you may need to redo your programme matcher.

If you say you are not ready to commit

You can say why in the comment box, but you might not be considered for the programme. You cannot edit your answer after you submit, so if you change your mind, contact the Multiverse Support Team.

Once you have submitted your programme preference, the status moves to Awaiting Approval on the homepage of The Platform. We review your application and send the results to your employer. Your employer then decides who goes on the programme, from the people who were approved.

Most application outcomes are confirmed in the weeks leading up to the programme start date. The application may remain in the awaiting approval stage for any of the following reasons:

For full timing details, see When will I hear whether my application has been accepted?

If your application is approved, you receive an email to confirm that you have been selected for your programme. The email explains your next step, which is to complete your induction form before Flying Start. Flying Start is a live, hour-long session that gives you access to your programme. We send you more information about it a week before.

From this point, you are an Apprentice. The Flying Start session is the formal enrolment event where you meet your Coach and begin your Applied Learning programme.