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Financial Services1 apprenticeship typeIntake2027 intake
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Schroders runs a two-year apprenticeship programme for school leavers, mostly in its London office, offering a permanent job and an accredited Level 3 or Level 4 apprenticeship qualification. Roles vary each year by business need, typically including Client Services, Marketing and Communications, Investment Product and Wealth Management. Applications open in January for a September start, with assessment centres between January and March.

Programmes

1 tracked · status for the next intake that is recruiting

Apprenticeship types

1 offered · degree apprenticeships first

  • Apprenticeship Programme (Level 3 / Level 4)

    Level not published

    Discipline not published · 2 years

    More about this programme: Apprenticeship Programme (Level 3 / Level 4)
    Qualification
    Accredited Level 3 or Level 4 apprenticeship qualification, depending on the role
    Business areas
    Client Services, Marketing and Communications, Investment Product, Wealth Management
    Locations
    London

    Schroders does not currently offer higher or degree-level apprenticeships but says it is looking to in future. Level depends on the business area; individual 2027 roles not yet advertised.

    Source for Apprenticeship Programme (Level 3 / Level 4)

Schroders does not publish the standard or the university or provider for any of these.

Entry requirements

A levels
Recent school or college leaver with A-levels, BTECs or equivalent; no specific subjects required
UCAS points
No UCAS points requirement
GCSEs
Minimum Grade 4 (or equivalent) in GCSE English and Maths
Equivalents
BTECs or equivalent qualifications accepted
Other
18 by 1 September of the start year; living in England and ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years; limited professional-services experience; not enrolled in another government-funded apprenticeship or FE programme.

As Schroders publishes them; requirements differ between programmes, so check the advert before you apply.

Application process

  1. Application
  2. Cognitive assessmentAbout 20 minutes
  3. Motivation & behavioural assessmentAbout 20 minutes
  4. Workplace scenarios & video introAbout 30 minutes
  5. Assessment centre
  1. 1

    Application

    When: Opens in January; rolling recruitment

    One application per programme

  2. 2

    Cognitive assessment

    When: About 20 minutes

    Numerical, critical and diagrammatic reasoning; untimed

  3. 3

    Motivation & behavioural assessment

    When: About 20 minutes

    Online questionnaire; bespoke feedback report within 24 hours

  4. 4

    Workplace scenarios & video intro

    When: About 30 minutes

  5. 5

    Assessment centre

    When: January to March; about 4-5 hours

    Group activity, short presentation and interview; usually in person

Typical timeline

Opens
January
Closes
Rolling
Assessment
January to March
Offers
Not published
Starts
First two weeks of September

Windows for the 2027 intake, September 2026 to August 2027

  • Expected, ~JanApprenticeship Programme

Locations and universities

Locations
London
Universities and training providers
Not published

Salary and benefits

Starting salary
Not published
Progression
Not published
Notes
Not published
Benefits
  • Permanent job from day one
  • Buddy (usually a previous-year apprentice)
  • Investment20/20 network, training and events
  • Free on-site gym and online learning platform

Cohort size and intakes

Intake years
2027 intake

What stands out

Explicitly sets no UCAS points requirement and gives every applicant a bespoke feedback report after each online stage; hosts a webinar for applicants each February.

Sources

Where every fact above comes from
  1. 1
    schroders.com/en-gb/uk/institutional/about-us/careers/apprenticeships

    Accessed · Two-year programme, permanent job, L3/L4, apply in January for September, mostly London, Investment20/20.

  2. 2
    schroders.com/en-gb/uk/institutional/about-us/careers/apprenticeships/faqs

    Accessed · Eligibility, GCSE grade 4, no UCAS requirement, business areas, no degree apprenticeships, four-stage process, AC Jan-Mar, start early September.

  3. 3
    ekbq.fa.em2.oraclecloud.com/hcmUI/CandidateExperience/en/sites/CX_2

    Accessed · Oracle ORC 'apprentice': 1 non-UK result; no live UK apprenticeship.

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