The Civil Service Reform programme will introduce a new Fast Track Apprenticeship Scheme giving the most talented school-leavers the opportunity to work at the heart of government, the Minister for the Cabinet Office, Francis Maude, and the Head of the Civil Service, Sir Bob Kerslake, announced today.
Under the scheme, 18 to 21 year olds who want to learn on the job will be placed in government departments by September 2013. Recruitment for the first 100 places will begin in April 2013. The aim is to increase the total places available to 500 so the programme matches the graduate Fast Stream.
The apprentices will have a structured training programme for at least two years. They will be expected to develop a range of skills and at the end of the scheme they will be able to apply for graduate career opportunities. The scheme will be managed alongside the Civil Service’s other corporate talent programmes.
Apprenticeships are at the heart of the Government’s drive to equip people of all ages with the skills employers need to compete in a global market. The Civil Service Reform Plan published in June committed to developing the capability of all staff and encouraging the most able. This new scheme will strengthen the Civil Service with talented young people who have chosen not to go to university.
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