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School leaver programmes

If you're thinking about your options after school, one of our work experience or apprenticeship opportunities could be for you.

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      Work experience

      Gain on-the-job experience that will help you decide if you’d prefer your career to start with an apprenticeship – rather than at university. Contribute to real client projects, learn from our apprentices with the potential to secure a place on one of our apprenticeships once you leave school. This is your chance to give your career a real flying start.
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      Apprenticeships

      Kick-start your career with our apprenticeship programmes. Earn a salary from your very first day, work towards a professional qualification, and use your insights and skills to solve complex business challenges. And, make an impact that not only aligns with our purpose, but helps entire economies to thrive and prosper. 
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      Dedicated support

      Whichever programme you join, you'll receive dedicated, structured training, a network of mentors and coaches, and access to the latest tools and technology to set you on a path for success. Plus, your experience doesn't stop once you've completed the programme - we'll continue to give you opportunities to progress within EY.

      School leaver opportunities

      Support on real client work whilst building experiences for tomorrow’s world. Explore our work experience, business and degree apprenticeship programmes below.

        Career Starters

        Work experience

        If you’re considering an alternative to university, this programme will give you an insight into the world of EY, and help you decide if the EY Business Apprenticeship is right for you.

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        Smart Futures

        Work experience

        A ten month programme which starts with paid work experience, then gives you a variety of transferable skills and experiences to help decide on your next step.

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        Assurance

        Business apprenticeship

        Be an innovator and a problem solver, helping the world to work better by maintaining the confidence and trust. As auditors we help companies and governments publish accurate financial accounts others can rely on. Explore programme below.

        Assurance programme

        Strategy and Transactions

        Business apprenticeship

        Economies are fuelled by competitive organisations who buy, sell, merge or restructure parts of their business with others. Help organisations do all that while making more informed decisions and building better strategies. Explore programme below.

        Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy

        Tax

        Business apprenticeship

        Provide fresh perspectives that help drive strategy and support clients in making better-informed business decisions, and help businesses adapt to the evolving tax landscape using the latest technology. Explore programmes below.

        Tax | PAS Mobility Tax | Tax Technology and Transformation

        Business Leadership and Management Practice

        Degree apprenticeship

        Help financial services companies across Europe, Middle East, India and Africa (EMEIA) manage risks and regulations whilst studying towards a business management degree.

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        Business Consulting Remediation 

        Business apprenticeship

        Remediation is all about helping our clients identify and fix issues that may mean their customers have not been treated fairly. Our clients include the UK’s largest Banks, Insurance providers and Wealth managers. 

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        Digital and Technology

        Degree apprenticeship

        Help local and global businesses to succeed with your tech-savvy assurance and advice whilst studying for a BSc.

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        Adventure Awaits

        EY Adventure Awaits

        Start your EY Assurance adventure! Discover our immersive career adventure zones and explore all the benefits of an Assurance career with us. Get a taste for the journey in our first open zone and earn an EY career badge. This is just the beginning. 

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        Meet our apprentices

        Launching into the world of work

        Keeley gives insight into her apprenticeship journey, why she chose EY and the support available.

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        Building my career at EY in Newcastle

        Tom shares insight into his apprentice journey, how he achieves a work-life balance, and his future at EY.

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        Making an impact at EY in Bristol

        Amber shares insights on working in tech, her support systems at work and her best experiences working at EY in Bristol.

        9 Sep 2022

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        Removing barriers

        We’re proud of our heritage on driving diversity and social mobility across the professional services industry, and in 2016, we removed the requirement to have minimum UCAS points or a degree classification to make an application to EY. We are passionate about giving candidates a fair and consistent recruitment process and are proud of our long-standing partnership with RARE who help us assess applications using contextual recruitment. And, whilst some academic qualifications will still be considered (check programme pages for more information), it’s no longer a barrier. We also firmly believe that every candidate should have the opportunity to demonstrate their potential in our selection process which is why we use our leading EY Strengths Framework that focuses on your individual strengths.

         

        Adjustments

        All candidates should be given the opportunity to be their best selves throughout the process. We have adjustments in place to make all individual applications accessible.

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        FAQs

        Do you have questions about applying to and working at EY? From choosing a programme to visa requirements, technical help to joining, you're likely to find the answers here.

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