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Tuesday 4 February 2014

Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme



https://www.gov.uk/civil-service-apprenticeships- for more information!
There are 200 Civil Service apprenticeship placements for people 18 to 21 who want to work in government.
You must be:
  • a non-graduate
  • have 5 GCSEs, grades A* to C including English language and maths
  • aged between 18 and 21 on 31 August 2014
  • be able to start in September 2014
You can apply for the Civil Service Apprenticeship Scheme between 28 January and 19 February 2014.

Types of roles

You’ll start at a management level. Roles include being an Assistant Parliamentary Secretary in a minister’s private office. This includes responsibility for a specific area of their portfolio or helping to develop a new policy by engaging with stakeholders, interested groups and other government departments.
You can read about the experiences of current apprentices RyaCoraConor andAyath.

The apprenticeship

You’ll be working towards a level 4 higher apprenticeship qualification.
You’ll need to study and do written assignments as well as your full-time job. You’ll be given time during your working week for study but you’ll also need to study at evenings and weekends.