Apprenticeships Are Fast Becoming an Alternative to University

Apprenticeships Are Fast Becoming an Alternative to University

As you may already know, at GT Scholars, we believe that getting into a highly competitive university is an excellent way to get into a highly competitive career. But what if university is not your cup of tea? What if you already know what you want to do? And what if you want to start sooner rather than later? An apprenticeship is a great alternative to university, allowing you to gain experience and knowledge before your career begins.

An apprenticeship is fast becoming the alternative route for young students choosing to fast-track their careers. Although a great alternative to university, apprenticeships are highly competitive. You will still need good grades to stand out from other applicants. Read our blog to find out more about the benefits of apprenticeships.

So here are our top 10 apprenticeships or special schemes for anyone looking to fast-track their career by entering the corporate world.

One of the ‘BIG 4’: 

PWC

KPMG

EY Apprenticeships

Deloitte

Consultancy: 

Accenture

An investment bank: 

Goldman Sachs 

JP Morgan

UBS Apprenticeships 

A commercial/investment bank: 

Lloyds Bank 

RBS

HSBC

Santander 

Barclays Bank 

An engineering or technology company: 

BT 

BAE Systems

Atkins

For more apprenticeships within different industries, visit this www.bba.org.uk or this onehttps://www.future-talent.com/ or https://www.directions.org.uk/ and search for apprenticeships at www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk.

The get noticed by top companies,  you need to have more than just a great attitude; you will still need to have good grades.

If you are struggling to achieve good results in school, our Success Academy has helped hundreds of young people worldwide achieve success at school and beyond.

If you are interested in one of our programmes, you can register your interest here, and one of our team members will contact you to discuss things in more detail.

 

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