Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship Programme 2025

**Details**:
**Reference number**:

- 382279

**Salary**:

- £26,780
- Minimum of £28,120 in London; and minimum of £26,780 Nationally. Please check the job description pack for details.

**Job grade**:

- Administrative Officer
Executive Officer

**Contract type**:

- Apprenticeship

**Business area**:

- Economics

**Type of role**:

- Analytical
Economist

**Working pattern**:

- Flexible working, Full-time

**Number of jobs available**:

- 47

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Location
- Birmingham, Croydon, Darlington, Didcot, Fareham, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Salford, Sheffield

About the job

**Job summary**:
As an apprentice economist, you will be joining a community of over 3500 economists in more than 70 organisations across the Civil Service.

You will have a unique opportunity to work in a central government department or agency on some of the most important social, environmental, and economic issues our country faces, whilst studying for a degree in economics. You will have the opportunity to improve the world you live in - working on issues like:
How can government support UK businesses to compete in a changing world?

How can government support people to kick-start their lives after prison?

How can government act to protect the environment?

How can the government support regional growth?

The range of opportunities open to you through the Government Economic Service Degree Apprenticeship programme (GESDAP) is huge. You could be working in government departments responsible for business, energy, justice, transport or the UK Space Agency.

Economists are contributing to the very biggest decisions that the country faces. They help senior leaders make the best choices by providing them with analysis and accurate, timely advice.

**Question and Answer Sessions**

**Date**:Wednesday 18th December 2024

**Time**: 16:30 pm to 17:30 pm

**Place**:Virtual, on Microsoft Teams.

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**Job description**:
This is an exciting time to be joining the Civil Service. As an apprentice economist, you will study for a degree in economics whilst putting your economic learning to direct use in the workplace every day. You will contribute to high profile public policies through your economic analysis. With continuous support you will prepare vital briefings for senior officials, ministers or the public, provide quality advice on policy options

The Government Economic Service provides high quality, high impact economic analysis to inform government decisions. You can read more about the GES here. To keep up to date with our latest news and information please follow us on social media - X/Twitter - LinkedIn - Instagram - Facebook.

A Government Economic Service (GES) apprenticeship is a four years programme undertaking the Level 6 Professional Economist standard, including a BSc Economics Degree. At the same time, you will be working in a team of economists and other analysts in a government department, supported by a manager and a buddy.

Your degree will be a mixture of online and face-to-face teaching and a residential week each year at the University of Kent in Canterbury. The department you work in will make any necessary travel arrangements and payment for you to attend in-person events with the University of Kent from your office location.

The BSc Professional Economics Degree will be comprised of:

- Microeconomics; how individuals, households and firms make decisions, the interaction of supply and demand and how markets work.
- Macroeconomics; how the economy works at a national and international level.
- Econometrics; the use of data to test theories and evaluate changes in government policies.

Working as a member of the GES involves the development and use of:

- Quantitative skills: manipulating and presenting data.
- Writing and presentation techniques: communicating economics clearly and succinctly to senior officials and ministers.
- Applied economics skills: using economic insights and techniques to inform decisions on anything from the environment to transport.

At the end of four years, successful completion of the End Point Assessment will guarantee you permanent employment in the GES.

**Person specification**:
**Eligibility**
- Resided in the UK for at least the previous 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
- Individuals will also need to demonstrate that they meet the relevant immigration requirements and their eligibility under the Civil Service Nationality Rules (CSNRs). Please see below Nationality Requirements for more information

**Desired skills**
- Well organised, able to prioritise and work to deadlines.
- Able to understand and explain complex information verbally and in writing.
- Able to use IT, including Microsoft Office, Excel and Outlook.
- Able to solve problems, establishing issues and advantages and disadvantages of different options.
- Able to work independently and as