EY Foundation: Paid Work Experience Programmes
The EY Foundation Programmes are exclusively for young people who are aged 16 and above and have been recently eligible for free school meals, a college bursary or Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA).
Smart Futures is a programme which includes paid work experience, interactive employability skills training and mentoring for those in Year 12 or S5 in Scotland. The Smart Futures programme is supported by a range of different employers to suit different career ambitions and will help you develop key skills that are essential in the workplace.
On the Smart Futures programme, you will:
- Get real experience of the working world and take part in paid work experience with one of our employer partners.
- Benefit from up to two weeks of employability skills training and interactive workshops, including team-building introductory sessions where you will meet other young people on the programme
- Have the option to have a mentor who will support you throughout the programme and beyond, advising you on your first steps into professional working life or university
- Be invited to a series of alumni events as part of our 'Limitless Series', throughout your final year at school or college
- Learn about different industries, organisations and working environments
- Gain a wide variety of transferable skills to give you a head start in your career
- Have opportunities to practice your networking skills
Who to contact
- Telephone
- 0207 951 3133 0207 951 3133
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enquiries@eyfoundation.ey.com
- Website
- EY Foundation
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Where to go
- Name
- St Peters Square
- Address
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2, Manchester
- Postcode
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M2 3DFView M2 3DF on a map
Costs
- Associated Cost
- No
Availability
- Referral not required
- Referral Details
To apply, you must be:
- Eligible for free school meals at any time in the last two years. You can see if you are eligible using this tool
Or
- Eligible for a college bursary or Education Maintenance Allowance (where household income is less than £24,421)
Plus
- In Year 12 (England) or Fifth Year (Scotland) and 16 or 17 years of age during the duration of the programme
- Attending a state school
- Achieved a minimum of an English Language Grade 4 or English Functional Skills Level 2
- Studying any combination of A-level/International Baccalaureate/BTEC Level 3s/National 5/Highers
- Ambitious and motivated to learn about the world of work
- Looking for great paid work experience in the school holidays that will help you secure a job after school, or a place at university
*For Smart Futures Business and Finance, applicants require:
- A minimum of Grade 5 in GCSE Maths
- On track for 112 UCAS points with their top 3 A Levels/5 Highers
- Candidates also need to have a strong interest in applying for a high level/degree apprenticeship at the end of school/college
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