If you’re considering an alternative to university, this
one-day or two-day programme will give you an insight into the world of EY, and
help you decide if an EY apprenticeship is right for you.
Career Starters:
Designed for school students in Year 11(England and Wales)/S4 (Scotland) and
Year 12 (England and Wales)/S5 (Scotland), you’ll discover more about an EY
apprenticeship and the wealth of exciting career possibilities available to
you.
Across one-day or
two-days you’ll learn more about the work our apprentices do to make an impact
to our people, clients, and communities. You’ll take part in on-the-job case
studies, business skills sessions, and networking EY apprentices and leaders. There
are two programme options available:
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Financial
Futures: learn more about a career in Assurance and Tax and get an insight into
our Business Apprenticeship programmes.
·
Female Tech Futures: Our Female Tech Futures
programme is aimed at raising awareness with female students who are keen to
pursue a career in technology. You’ll learn more about our Degree
Apprenticeship in Digital and Technology, and you’ll have access to senior role
models and gain an insight into the wide world of technology at EY.
How it’s structured?
Get a taste of the real
working world with our one-day or two-day insight programmes:
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If you’re in Year
11/S4 you’ll attend a one-day virtual event and take part in online sessions
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If you’re in Year
12/S5 you’ll attend a one-day virtual event as well as a one-day in-person event
hosted in one of our EY offices in Bristol, Edinburgh, London, and Manchester.
Please
note you will be able to apply to any of our office locations but we
advise you to apply to the location where you would want to be employed in the
future. You will then be invited to the in-person office event at one of the
selected locations nearest to you.
For the in-person event, EY will cover reasonable travel costs for you to get
to the office. There are no overnight stays for these events and we advise for
you to only apply to locations that are within a comfortable commutable
distance.
What will you be doing?
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You’ll learn about EY’s approach to inclusivity,
sustainability, and technology, whilst participating in interactive sessions to
learn about the culture of EY.
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You’ll explore our different business areas and
experience what it’s like to begin building a career with impact as an
apprentice.
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You’ll take part in skills development workshops
that will help you to prepare for a career at EY alongside personal and
professional skills.
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You’ll gain knowledge of our apprenticeship
opportunities at EY and speak to current apprentices on their career journeys,
advice, and top tips.
And if you’re in Year 12/S5, you can even be fast-tracked
onto one of our apprenticeship opportunities.
Preparation for an apprenticeship
Career Starters is a great way to understand whether one of our
apprenticeship programmes are right for you. We expect that most of the
students taking part in Career Starters will secure a place on one of our 2025 apprenticeship
opportunities. If you’re one of them, not only will you get your career off to
a brilliant start, but you’ll have already met members of your future team here
at EY.
Entry Requirements
We operate an open access policy, meaning we don’t screen
out applications on your academic performance alone.
England: You must be in Year 11 or 12 for
England and Wales completing three A levels (or equivalent) and have a minimum
of grade 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths.
Scotland: You must be in S5 or S6 completing 5
Highers or be working towards a SCQF Level 6/7 and have a minimum of grade C
National 5 (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths.
We recommend that you live within a one hour commuting
distance of the office location you're applying to, and you must have strong
motivations for exploring alternatives to university.
We are proud to have partnered with RARE, so that your
application can be assessed in the context of your socio-economic background.
This allows us to better understand and give you the maximum possible credit
for your achievements, assessing whether you have overachieved in light of your
wider personal circumstances. Supplying this information is optional and
confidential, and will not negatively impact your application.