With KPMG’s plans to double the intake for its school leaver programme next year, aspiring chartered accountant stand an even better chance of landing a job with them. This programme, developed in conjunction with Durham University and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, is a six year programme including both a degree and a professional ICAEW chartered accountancy qualification.
"These students will get the best of both worlds - a company paid degree and a salary." said KPMG head of audit Oliver Tant.
Over the first four years of the programme, students will divide their time between course work at the university and work experience at the firm, with the tuition and accommodation fees covered by KPMG. Trainees will also be paid a starting salary of up to £20,000. Following the completion of their degree, they will then spend two years working towards their professional qualification, the fees for which will again be covered by KPMG.
At the end of the six year programme, students will fully qualified chartered accountants with the ICAEW ACA qualification. “I warmly welcome this new scheme, as it provides a new entry route to a prestigious profession for people from a wide range of backgrounds. I hope other employers and universities will study the concept carefully. It's the kind of initiative that we hope will flourish as we reform higher education”, says David Willetts, the Minister for Universities and Science.
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