Supporting high quality sustainable growth in England

Graduate Development Programme 2008

Recruitment for the 2008 programme has now closed.

 Application process

There are four stages to the screening process:

1. Application form

Closing date 30 November 2007

2. Telephone interview

Late 2007 / early 2008

3. Face-to-face interview

Late 2007 / early 2008

4. Assessment centre day

February / March 2008

If you would like to be considered for the Graduate Development Programme, please check that you are able to meet the following specific requirements.

We will ‘screen out’ if candidates do not have the following:

  • Ability to live and work in various UK locations during the programme. You will need to be eligible to work in the UK and be completely flexible to relocate several times. In order to ensure a comprehensive learning experience, the Graduate Development Programme does involve living and working in different areas of the country.

  • A valid EU work permit.

  • A 2:1 (actual/predicted) degree OR a 2:2 degree supported by additional appropriate post-graduate qualifications.

  • A clean and valid driving licence (required by September 2008) as many placements will require driving on a daily basis.

  • A clear interest and involvement in regeneration to be demonstrated by any:

    • Relevant unpaid work experience, voluntary experience or internship.

    • Relevant extra curricular experience, e.g. involvement in Duke of Edinburgh Award, regeneration related university societies or representative bodies.

    • Membership of community groups, regeneration related societies or involvement in ‘real’ regeneration projects.

We will also 'screen out' if you have any more than six months paid, post-graduate employment in regeneration. We are looking to attract new people into the regeneration sector and will therefore only accept applications from individuals with no more than six months paid work experience in this sector.


Recruitment for the 2008 Graduate programme has now closed. Information relating to recruitment onto the 2009 programme will be available on this website in October 2008.


  1. Guiding Principles

  2. Each candidate will be assessed on his or her own merits.
  3. We are working with PATH, a positive action organisation and welcome applications from everyone regardless of gender, age, religion, race, disability or sexual orientation.
  4. We will not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, marital status, disability, age, sexual orientation or religion.
  5. Candidates will be selected against the English Partnerships Graduate Competency Framework. This describes the key skills and behaviours an individual requires in order to be effective as a graduate trainee within English Partnerships.

 

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