{"id":66282,"date":"2016-01-11T14:42:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-11T14:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=1dae1f48460dad0aeb665727b6c4d987"},"modified":"2016-03-04T16:25:49","modified_gmt":"2016-03-04T16:25:49","slug":"news-story-civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-open-for-applications-in-march-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=66282","title":{"rendered":"News story: Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship open for applications next week!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Updated:<\/em> Added the timing and digital brochure<\/p>\n<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Register your interest in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-register-your-interest\">Fast Track apprenticeship.<\/a> Find a Fast Track <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/civil-service-fast-track-events\">event.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Civil Service Fast Track Apprenticeship programme will reopen for applications next week. The Fast Track is an exciting scheme which allows applicants to earn a competitive salary while they work towards a Level 4 Apprenticeship, gaining the skills and experience that they\u2019ll need for a successful career in the Civil Service.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about the programme in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-brochure-2016\">digital brochure.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll be able to apply for the following schemes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-fast-track-programme\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-business\">business<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-fast-track-programme\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-commercial\">commercial<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-fast-track-programme\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-digital-and-technology\">digital and technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-fast-track-programme\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-finance\">finance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/publications\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-fast-track-programme\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-project-delivery\">project delivery<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apprentices work in a range of departments in locations across the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary and Head of the Civil Service said:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">The Fast Track Apprenticeship programme is a fantastic opportunity for all the young people in this country with the ambition, talent and enthusiasm to join one of the greatest organisations in the country, a real force for good in the country; the Civil Service<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Fast Track apprentice Sarah Landers said;<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"last-child\">I would recommend the Fast Track to anyone; it\u2019s such a fantastic opportunity to learn valuable skills and start a career, all the while earning a decent salary. I\u2019ve had some great experiences on the business scheme and already know what roles I\u2019ll be applying for next; I haven\u2019t looked back since I decided to join the programe!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Once apprentices have completed the Fast Track programme, they can progress their career by applying for a range of roles within the Civil Service. They will also be eligible to apply for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/civil-service-fast-stream\">Fast Stream<\/a> the flagship graduate scheme of the Civil Service <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/training-and-development-opportunities-in-the-the-civil-service#join-the-fast-stream\">without a degree<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship\">Fast Track<\/a> pages on GOV.UK for more information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-fast-track-schemes\">different schemes<\/a>, on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-how-to-apply\">how to apply<\/a> and on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/guidance\/civil-service-fast-track-apprenticeship-who-can-apply\">who can apply<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fast Track, the Civil Service\u2019s leading apprenticeship programme, will soon reopen for applications.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=66282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68232,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66282\/revisions\/68232"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=66282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=66282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=66282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}