A-level student. Bulge bracket Degree Apprenticeship Assessment Centre. The ECS paid programme delivered elite finance access before university.
§ 01
Starting point
- A-level student (not yet at university)
- Targeting a bulge bracket Degree Apprenticeship
- Selection process built for post-18 candidates
- Highly competitive alternative route into elite finance
§ 02
The problem
The Degree Apprenticeship is one of the most selective pre-university routes into a bulge bracket bank.
§ 03
What we did
- STAR-3® structured the written application around apprenticeship-level competencies
- PEAL-3™ prepared for the AC format
- Pre-university candidate-adapted preparation
§ 04
Outcome
- Bulge bracket Degree Apprenticeship Assessment Centre secured
- A-level student progression
§ 05
Why it matters
The ECS system works at any career stage, including before university begins.