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Next Gen Talent Programme with the Worshipful Company of International Bankers December 2025

🚀 Now launching the second cycle of the 2025 Next Gen Career Programme! This innovative structured programme is designed to help you enhance your employability skills, learn from industry professionals, and build your own network of like-minded peers.


💼 What can the programme offer you?
You will get bespoke support in finding and applying for placement opportunities, dedicated 1-2-1 career coaching, and insight into one of the City's oldest livery companies, the WCIB. 


We’re not looking for top grades — what matters most is that you’re driven, committed, and eager to learn. If you’re ready to challenge yourself and take steps toward your future career, we’d love to hear from you. ✨


🤝 This cycle is in partnership with the Worshipful Company of International Bankers (WCIB), giving you the chance to learn from industry-leading professionals. You’ll explore a wide range of roles within Financial services across the programme. Some of the events will be attended by volunteers from the WCIB, and others will be hosted with other Financial services organisations — giving you insight from a wide range of volunteers and companies.


👀 Who are we looking for?
We’re looking for 50 enthusiastic and motivated Undergraduate students who are looking to pursue a career in Finance and are looking for your FIRST paid professional placement. 


Please note that this programme is targeting students who have not yet secured their first paid professional placement. 


✅ Does this sound like you?

  1. Currently an Undergraduate

  2. Enthusiastic and motivated

  3. Looking to pursue a career in Financial services

  4. Seeking to boost your employability skills

  5. Wanting to build a strong professional network

  6. Looking to secure your first placement/role in 2026?


If so, we want to see your application!

What would you need to commit to? 
The programme is made up of 5 events (4 in person opportunities and 1 online session) Dates will be confirmed shortly but will likely be taking place between December and March.  

Session 1 – Building Self-Awareness
📅 | ⏰ 16:30–18:30 | 📍 In person (London)


Session 2 – Understanding the Job
📅 | ⏰ 17:00–18:30 | 💻 Online


Session 3 – Getting the Job
📅| ⏰ 10:00–16:00 | 📍 In person (London)


Session 4 – Stage 1 Assessment Center
📅 | ⏰ 10:00–13:00 | 📍 In person (London)


Session 5 – Performing in the Job
📅 | ⏰ 17:00–19:00 | 📍 In person (London)


💡  After the programme, you’ll get access to 1:1 online career coaching at times that suit you. These sessions will be bespoke to your needs and will help you find your dream apprenticeship. 


📍 All in-person sessions take place in London at a variety of corporate partner offices.


💸 If you’re travelling from outside London, a small travel bursary is available, but you will need to apply for it — make sure to note this in your application and include your estimated return ticket price.


Please note: you will be asked to upload your CV at the end of this form. Please have your CV ready to upload.

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Please complete the form below.  All fields need to be filled in for us to consider your application.

Please note: you will be asked to upload your CV at the end of this form. Please have your CV ready to upload.

Eligibility

The Brokerage is a charity. That means we are not able to work with every young person. Please answer these questions to help us work out if you are eligible for our programmes. You can read more about our eligibility criteria here (link). 





From the answers you have given, it looks like you are not eligible for our programmes.  If there are extenuating circumstances, for example you went to a fee paying school but it was not in the UK or you received a 100% scholarship, you might still be eligible. 

Please fill in the form here to find out: click here.


If you are unsure please phone or text us on 07549604740



Being care experienced means you will have spent time living with foster carers under local authority care, in residential care (e.g. a children’s home), looked after at home under a supervision order, or in kinship care with relatives or friends, either officially (e.g. a special guardianship order) or informally without local authority support.


From the answers you have given, it looks like you are not eligible for our programmes.

However, if there are extenuating circumstances, for example you went to a fee paying school but it was not in the UK or you received a 100% scholarship, you might still be eligible. 

You also might still be eligible if you just missed out on the GCSE grade requirement.

Please fill in the form here to find out: click here.


If you are unsure please phone or text us on 07549604740

Personal details


Please note: The first and last names you give must be the same as the names on your passport (if you have one).

















Education
Please note: We ask for your educational details including grades to match you to potential opportunities (e.g. internships/work experience). As long as you meet our minimum GCSE requirements we do not use your grades to decide whether you can join The Brokerage.
What grades did you achieve in the following GCSE subjects?




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