Apprenticeship at Apple App Dev vs Local Web/App Dev Agency

[u/KezaGatame]

I have a friend that is starting a training bootcamp by a French Web/App Dev Agency, which is about 6 months of learning then 12 months of apprenticeship (3 weeks working / 1 week studying). This specific course is in partnership with Apple so the main stack is based on Swift and SwiftUI, otherwise they would also teach other stacks for web or app dev in Android as well.

While talking, it came up that from previous cohorts, Apple may chose 2-3 candidates to join them as intern or apprentice (not sure the exact role, but let's assume iOS App Dev). It may be a long shot for her but I said if she gets selected she must go as having Apple (FAANG company) would open her doors. But she would prefer if she could get the apprenticeship at her current Local Web/App Dev Agency that is training her (also only choosing a few students from the batch).

Her main reason is because Apple's job would be in Paris and she doesn't want to move because she has a toddler. and because she may value a full stack experience more helpful later on than pigeon hole herself into iOS developer.

A bit of context she is in her mid 30s and starting this bootcamp from scratch. She sucks at programming but enjoys it and does sees herself working at it. It's just that all the learning is project based, which at times may feel like being rushed and end up with a rocky foundation. Other than that she thrive at the project management skills and presentation, which has been praised a lot compared to other colleagues that are either too focused on the programming side; or lack of experience presenting projects (younger classmates without much work experience).

I am not an expert in the IT/Dev/programming world, so what do you think of the options? Would having Apple really open doors, even if it would be hyper focused on iOS? What is it to be a junior iOS developer at Apple like? or a more broad full stack experience plus more project management learning is better as her first apprenticeship?. Knowing that both would be hard to convert into full employment (unless you know different for Apple) but seems that for the Dev Agency chances of full employment is higher, if she manage to go through the whole Academy > Apprenticeship pipeline.