A programme designed to attract young people into financial advice will initially call on networks to provide more work experience and apprenticeship schemes.
The Partnership Programme is the brainchild of the Financial Skills Partnership (FSP), an organisation spawned from the Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC). It will provide member firms with support on targeting schools to provide workshops and lesson plans, as well as advice on tapping into the school and college leaver market. Four levels of service will be provided (Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze), with the development of apprenticeship programmes an integral part of the proposition. Liz Field, chief executive of FSP, says: "The apprenticeship framework is key for us becaus...
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