{"id":1489,"date":"2019-01-03T17:32:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T17:32:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics\/?p=1489"},"modified":"2020-03-17T12:19:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T12:19:27","slug":"still-chance-to-apply-for-new-degree-level-apprenticeship-in-economics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/economics\/2019\/01\/03\/still-chance-to-apply-for-new-degree-level-apprenticeship-in-economics\/","title":{"rendered":"Still chance to apply for new degree-level apprenticeship in economics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The deadline for applications to the UK\u2019s first degree-level apprenticeship in economics, provided by the University&#8217;s School of Economics, is 20 January.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The partnership between the University and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/civil-service-government-economic-service\">Government Economic Service<\/a> (GES) will see Kent\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/economics\/\">School of Economics<\/a>\u00a0deliver the apprenticeship in conjunction with its\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/apprenticeships\/about.html\">Centre for Higher and Degree Apprenticeships.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/the-government-economic-service-degree-level-apprenticeship\">Government Economic Service Degree Level Apprenticeship<\/a>\u00a0programme will create\u00a0new routes to careers in the Civil Service for young people\u00a0who would prefer to study for a degree whilst working at the heart of government.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0apprenticeship standard on which the programme is based was developed by a group of economist employers. These included HM Treasury and the Bank of England as well as a range of consultancies and third sector organisations.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00a0range of central government departments and agencies\u00a0will provide placements through the new programme, including:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/hm-treasury\">HM Treasury<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-work-pensions\">Department for Work and Pensions<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-education\">Department for Education\u00a0<\/a>and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs\">Department for Environment, Food &amp; Rural Affairs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The apprenticeship is available in locations across the UK:\u00a0Manchester, Bristol, Leeds, Sheffield, Newcastle, London and York. Apprentices will receive a starting salary of about \u00a322k in London and in excess of \u00a320k nationally.<\/p>\n<p>The apprenticeship is fully funded therefore there are no tuition fees, and\u00a0apprentices are guaranteed that 20% of work time will be spent on university-based education, which will be closely related to the job.<\/p>\n<p>The programme is open to candidates with\u00a0GCSE maths at grade B (6) or above and 96 UCAS points \u2013 equivalent to CCC at A-level, MMM for a BTEC Diploma, DD for a BTEC Certificate.<\/p>\n<p>There are no\u00a0age limitations, and enthusiastic applicants with other relevant qualifications or previous experience are welcomed.\u00a0Once the apprenticeship has been successfully completed, apprentices will have four years work experience, an economics degree and the offer of a permanent job in the Government Economic Service.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kent.ac.uk\/news\/society\/20702\/still-chance-to-apply-for-new-degree-level-apprenticeship-in-economics\">Original article by Martin Herrema, University of Kent News Centre<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The deadline for applications to the UK\u2019s first degree-level apprenticeship in economics, provided by the University&#8217;s School of Economics, is 20 January. 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