The National Sixth Form Careers Summit is a special one-day event on degree apprenticeships and the graduate job market – for Heads of Careers, Directors of University Admissions and Heads of Sixth Form from schools & colleges across the UK.

Why is the Summit being held?

The Summit will provide the very latest news, research, information and guidance on how degree apprenticeships can offer Sixth Form school-leavers a debt-free 'earn as you learn' pathway to a university degree or professional qualification.

And for Sixth Form students who choose the traditional university route, the Summit will explain how to find the right course and the right university in order to be successful in securing a graduate job at the end of their degree.

Who will be at the Summit?

The Summit is bringing together graduate & degree apprenticeship employers from a wide range of professions & occupations – including investment banking, accountancy, technology, consulting, engineering and business & management – to enable schools & sixth form colleges hear first-hand how Year 12 & 13 students can begin preparing for the graduate job market ahead.

Employers taking part in the Summit include the Army, Barclays, BDO, Capgemini, Civil Service Fast Stream, Deloitte, Deutsche Bank, Dyson, IBM and Rolls-Royce, and the event is being supported by Camp America, City & Guilds and Future Leaders.

The Summit will be hosted by Martin Birchall, Editor of The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers and The Sixth Formers' Guide to Degree Apprenticeships.

What will the Summit cover?

Highlights from the Summit programme include:

• expert advice from the UK’s top recruiters on how sixth form school-leavers can make the most of university, gain essential work experience, develop the right employability skills, and prepare to apply for their first graduate job
• the latest analysis of today’s highly-competitive graduate job market, including new research on the career plans & expectations of final year university students from the 'Class of 2026’
• full details of the degree apprenticeships now available to sixth form school-leavers, how and when to apply for places on employers’ apprenticeship programmes, and the training & qualifications on offer
• lively conference panels with current university students, recent graduates and degree apprentices, discussing their experiences of job hunting, starting work with their first employer, and what they wished they’d known before leaving school or sixth form college
• extensive opportunities throughout the day for networking with the graduate & apprenticeship recruitment teams from each of the employers participating in the event

Booking your place at the Summit

Places at the Summit are very limited and will be allocated on a first-come first-served basis, with a maximum of two places available per school or sixth form college.

The delegate rate for the Summit is £295+VAT, includes a two-course lunch, copies of all the latest graduate & degree apprenticeship research presented during the day, plus a full delegate pack featuring recruitment information for each of the employers taking part in the event.

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