FI expands school leaver programme with Grant Thornton

FI was awarded the Grant Thornton school leaver Level 4 programme in late 2022, with the first intake in January 2023. At the time, the plan was that the school leavers would complete their Level 4 programme with FI and move on to their Level 7 apprenticeship with another provider. This new decision allows for the 2023 intakes onwards to continue to be supported by FI as they complete their Level 4 programme. Grant Thornton school leavers will progress onto the Level 7 programme, ultimately achieving both chartered status with ICAEW and their Professional Accountant apprenticeship.

We asked Jo Ritchie, Director, Head of Learning, what the factors were in reaching this decision:

“We were really pleased with how FI were supporting our school leavers, and in particular with how the skills coaches added value through their guidance and support to both learners and People Managers. Now that our first cohort are completing their programme, we felt that this was the right time to review our commitment to working together and to extend our relationship beyond the Level 4 programme into Level 7.”

 

Martin Taylor, CEO at First Intuition Ltd, said:

“We are really proud of the work we have done with the Grant Thornton team to build a programme that puts the learner at the heart of the experience and now allows us to see them through to their final destination of becoming a qualified accountant. We set out to prove that we were the right provider for the complete journey and are so pleased that Grant Thornton have also reached that decision as well!”

We can’t wait to welcome the January 2023 intake back to FI to commence their Level 7 ICAEW programme from January 2025.

For more information on apprenticeship programmes with First Intuition, get in touch with our expert team.