Social Mobility Toolkit for the Professions - Equality and Human ...

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cushman & Wakefield’s trainee surveyor programme
the firm offers, in conjunction with lambeth college and the
University of Westminster, a trainee surveyor programme that
pays for a-level students to attend university. it also offers
them a business mentor, paid work experience, driving lessons
and other additional incentives. once they have graduated,
they are offered employment at the firm while working
to complete the royal institution of chartered Surveyors’
assessment of professional competence.
http://www.lambethcollege.ac.uk/life-at-lambeth/the-cushmanand-wakefield-programme/
London South Bank University FdEng foundation degree
power distribution
this degree is offered in conjunction by london South bank
University and eDF energy. it is open to mature students with
work experience, as well as those with relevant btec, nVQs,
GcSe and a-level scores. the first year of this two to threeyear
degree is devoted to acquiring basic knowledge and skills
for the electrical power industry, while the second year is spent
gaining practical experience in a more specialist area under
eDF energy’s supervision.
http://prospectus.lsbu.ac.uk/courses/course.
php?UcaScode=h630
Extended medical degree programme, King’s college London
having recently celebrated its tenth anniversary, this
programme recruits students purely from state non-selective
schools in london, kent and Medway. the 50 students
accepted on to the course each year undertake a six-year
programme rather than the usual five, and receive mentoring
and support during the first three years. they follow the same
curriculum and undergo the same rigorous assessments and
examinations as all other medical students.
http://www.kcl.ac.uk/prospectus/undergraduate/index/name/
emdp/alpha/Mno/header_search/
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Manchester Metropolitan University Ba (hons) professional
accounting
the accountancy bodies aat (association of accounting
technicians) and icaeW (institute of chartered accountants
in england and Wales) have teamed up with Manchester
Metropolitan University to widen participation in he. this flexible
and lower-cost route allows candidates of various experiences to
acquire an honours and a masters degree, as well as the aat and
icaeW chartered accountant qualifications.
http://www.business.mmu.ac.uk/pro-accounting
KMPG, IcaEW/IcaS & universities, school leavers’
programme
this recently-launched scheme offers school leavers the
chance to obtain a full accountancy qualification from the
institute of chartered accountants (in england and Wales, or
in Scotland) and a degree from Durham, exeter or birmingham
universities over a period of six years. kpMG pays for tuition,
qualification and accommodation fees, and will offer successful
candidates a starting salary of £20,000 in its audit team. a
total of 75 students have benefited from the scheme in its first
year.
http://www.kpmgcareers.co.uk/a-leveltrainees/Schoolleavers
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The Bridge Group collaborating with the Professions Expert
Group
this group brings together major industry leaders and charities
to form policy recommendations on how access to the
professions can be improved.
to get involved, sign up at
http://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/membership.html