The Government Economic Service Degree Level Apprenticeship

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Why Study Economics?

• It teaches you the skills to make well informed decisions and solve problems
• It is always relevant as it looks at the world around us
• Extremely varied and leads to a wide range of careers, such as journalism, analysis and policy advisory
• It is one of the highest paid professions

What do your current Apprentice Economists have to say on the GESDAP?

In partnership with Amazing Apprenticeships we held a GES Degree Apprenticeships Programme 2023 Webinair on 7 December 2022. The recording of the event is now available to watch online. Please view here GESDAP Webinar

Study with the University of Kent

The University of Kent was selected to deliver the programme because of the strength of their economics courses and the support they offer to apprentices throughout the programme. This willis be delivered via blended learning, a mixture of distance and face to face learning,teaching, so there is no need to travel to the University regularly. On successful completion, you will gain an economics degree and four years’ experience of working in the Civil Service setting you up to build a brilliant career as an economist.

Entry Requirements

• Minimum of five GCSE (including Maths at grade B (6) or above and English Language at C (4) or above) or equivalent
• Minimum of 96 UCAS points under the 2017 tariff point system (e.g. CCC at A Level or equivalent qualifications, not including General Studies)
• We don’t expect you to have studied economics previously but we are keen to know what interests you now

You can check how many UCAS points you have by using the UCAS Tariff Calculator at https://www.ucas.com/ucas/tariff-calculator

Individuals will also need to demonstrate that they have resided in the UK for at least the previous 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship, meet the relevant immigration requirements and their eligibility under the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs). Nationality requirements are explained in more detail on the Civil Service nationality rules webpage.

Where will you work?

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Salaries possiblevary vacancyaccording to department and locations. This is the minimum apprentices in the 2024 cohort would be paid:

London minimum £26,780

National minimum £24,000

Please see individual job descriptions for salary details.