Barclays blazes a trail on apprentices: Pioneering scheme opens route to a banking career

Abstract

Purpose

Considers the new Trailblazer apprenticeships being offered by Barclays and Santander.

Design/methodology/approach

Examines the reasons for the programs and the results they are expected to achieve.

Findings

Explains that the three-year Trailblazer qualification enables young people to achieve the sixth-level apprenticeship, equivalent to a university degree.

Practical implications

Demonstrates the wide range of career options open to successful candidates.

Social implications

Highlights a useful route into training and employment for young people, some of whom have spurned conventional higher education and training.

Originality/value

Shows how two banks are implementing the government’s Trailblazer apprenticeship scheme.

Citation

(2015), "Barclays blazes a trail on apprentices: Pioneering scheme opens route to a banking career", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 23 No. 4, pp. 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1108/HRMID-05-2015-0064