Why Managed Services?
As a Managed Services Apprentice you’ll work with clients who outsource parts of their business to KPMG, offering specialist support when they need it most. Managed Service projects are often mobilised quickly and can range in size and scope – you could be part of a team of 10 to 650 colleagues working on a project at any one time - it is both exciting and challenging work.
Life as a Managed Services apprentice
This is a two-year apprenticeship designed to give you hands-on experience while building a strong foundation of transferable professional skills. You’ll complete rotational placements lasting between three and six months, allowing you to work across different functions. We operate a hybrid working model, balancing flexibility with the importance of learning and collaborating face to face .
Day-to-day you could be involved in anything from analysing data, supporting strategic planning, developing new recruitment processes, assessing the impact of transformational change or supporting the development of new products and propositions.
To excel in the role, you’ll need excellent communication, problem-solving and organisational skills. You’ll learn how to work effectively in a fast-changing environment, build resilience and manage competing priorities – all while being supported by colleagues who want to help you succeed.
Your future
Alongside your role, you’ll study towards the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship. A recognised qualification covering core areas such as project management, business regulation and personal development.
By the end of your apprenticeship you’ll have developed sought-after business skills, practical experience across multiple functions and the confidence to take on greater responsibility. You’ll be well placed to continue your journey as a specialist in an area that suits your interests and strengths, continuing to build your career within Managed Services or the wider firm.
Programme summary
Programme overview
Capability: Consulting
Programme length: 2 years
Qualifications: Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship
What we look for
At KPMG, everyone brings a unique perspective, and we want to ensure that you have the best opportunity to demonstrate your potential. We’ve designed our application process to assess everyone’s potential and to ensure that you have the skills to succeed at KPMG.
You’ll generally be expected to demonstrate the following:
- 5 GCSEs* at A* – C or at 4 – 9 (inc. English Language and Maths), or for Scotland 5 Standard Grades at Grades A – C (inc. English Language and Maths)
As part of your application, you will be given the opportunity to share any extenuating circumstances that may have impacted your GCSE (or equivalent) outcomes. Supplying us with this information will not negatively impact your application, but it may provide a positive uplift on your academic achievements. You can also choose to opt out of sharing it.
Key skills
Throughout the recruitment process we will be looking to learn more about your strengths.
To be successful on this programme, you will be required to demonstrate the strengths that we look for in our apprentices at KPMG.
Learn more about what we look for and how to apply here
Training and development
The training and development of our people is critical to the future success of our business. We want all of our Apprentices to embrace a growth mindset of learning every day, which is why we have created a rich curriculum and learning community to help trainees build their skills and fulfil their potential. This ranges from an immersive 5-day induction experience, formal training courses, leadership knowledge bites, learning journals, online courses and networking events – all aligned to our life-long learning strategy and part of our overall student package.
In addition, as part of your Consulting Managed Services Apprenticeship you will complete the Level 3 Business Administration Apprenticeship.
The Consulting Managed Services Apprenticeship uses innovative technology and is delivered via Online Classroom Live and Recorded courses. This blended approach enables you to study and learn the content at a pace suited to your learning style, but ensures all are at the right technical level at every stage of the qualification. The structure of the programme spreads the building of skills and behaviours over the lifetime of 15 month apprenticeship programme qualification so that you are able to build up your knowledge ready for the End Point Assessment, and can continuously apply what you are learning, to your workplace experience through your apprenticeship skills and behaviours and off-the-job (OTJ) training. Outside of the 15 month apprenticeship qualification you will spend the remaining 9 months of your programme consolidating and applying your learning working in the business. You will have wrap around support which consists of dedicated professional coaches, online portal content and live and recorded additional study sessions, which means there is a form of support for your every need.
Additional important information
Our Consulting apprenticeships offer an annual salary of £25,500 – £28,000 dependent on programme and location.
Please note, if you have started or obtained a degree (or equivalent) in a similar field to the professional qualifications provided on the programme, please contact the Student Recruitment team to check your eligibility before making an application.
Please visit our Applying to KPMG page to discover more about our application process.
Visit our International Students page to find out more about visas and requirements.
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Consulting Apprenticeship
Programme Length:
5 years
Qualifications:
L4 Junior Management Consultant Apprenticeship, Years 1–2. L7 qualification or equivalent, Years 3–5