1. Welcome to Higher Apprenticeships in the City

4. People facts ….. Resident population: ‘Average’ pay: City workers: 9,000 350,000 £83,000

5. The City …… One of the world’s leading business and financial centre's Many international companies have their headquarters here

6. What Career areas exist in the City?

7. City Careers FinanceInsuranceLaw

8. Investment, Trading, Broking

9. Investment Higher Apprenticeship M and G Investments Schroders BMO Global Asset Management Columbia Threadneedle Investments

10. Banking Higher Apprenticeship HSBC Santander Lloyds Barclays

11. Accountancy Higher Apprenticeships -Well established -Big firms Price Waterhouse Coopers, KPMG, Deloitte and Ernst and Young -Also Kingston Smith, Moore Stephens, Mazars Auditing….…tax advice….....financial management……...forensic accountancy

13. Practice Areas of Law Corporate Personal Injury Criminal Family Property Employment

14. Legal Apprenticeships Quite new Between 3-7 years Withers, Slater and Gordon, Weightmans and Kennedys

15. Insurance London is the Insurance capital Lloyds of London Chaucer AON Zurich

16. Construction – 16 June 2011 Insurance Companies in the City include:

17. Good basic education - Maths, English, Science important Higher apprenticeship/ School leaver programmes – good level 3 qualification “New” foreign languages - advantage QUALIFICATIONS

19. Construction – 16 June 2011 Who is the ideal City employee? EnthusiasticGreat Communication skills AmbitiousTeamwork skills PositiveOrganised Results orientatedTeam leader Customer focussedArticulate FlexibleConfident CreativeHave initiative Leadership qualitiesStamina ICT skillsHighly literate and numerate

20. How can you develop these skills now? Join a sports team Duke of Edinburgh Award Debating Clubs Join your student council Fundraising Volunteering Reading Newspapers Organise events Get a part time job Join a student union

21. RECAP City of London a unique place to work with lots of opportunities for young people Main career areas of Finance, Law and Insurance People work as traders, brokers, solicitors, bankers, accountants and much more! Important to develop key skills and qualities

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