Grant Thornton welcomes record school leaver intake
As well as welcoming its new trainee intake, the firm is set to offer 218 work experience placements to sixth form students
Grant Thornton UK is set to welcome a record 213 school leavers onto its apprenticeship programme this year.
This is a 13% increase compared with the 188 people it welcomed in 2022 and the highest number ever welcomed by the firm in one intake.
Furthermore, for the first time, the ratio of school leavers and graduates joining the firm’s audit department reached over a 50:50 split,
This means that there are more school leavers than graduates joining the company.
As well as welcoming its new trainee intake, the firm is set to offer 218 work experience placements to sixth form students.
Perry Burton, head of People and Brand, Grant Thornton, said: “The fight for talent in the accountancy profession is fierce and, at Grant Thornton, we’ve been evolving our approach to identifying talent for several years now, with much more of a focus on future potential and strengths, as opposed to past achievements and academic profile.
“Our focus on increasing our school leaver intake has allowed us to access a new, diverse talent pool that we would previously have been missing.The school leaver apprenticeship route offers an excellent path into the profession for young students.”
He added: “Our school leavers develop into well rounded business advisers, gain an internationally recognised qualification and become professionally qualified a year ahead of their peers who choose to go to university and then join our graduate programme.
“There are now many different routes available for young people considering a career in accountancy, but we know that misconceptions remain about how to enter the profession.”
