CII adds diversity requirement to Aspire apprenticeship scheme

The incoming requirement includes a commitment to non-discriminatory hiring practices, but that aside, the professional body said it would not dictate the details of company diversity and inclusion policies, but said firms must have one. Since the CII launched the apprenticeship programme in 2017, a scheme that offers structured training to budding professionals, more than 500 firms have signed up to it. The launch of Aspire followed the development of the financial adviser apprentice standard, which was sponsored by the PFS in 2016. It then went on to receive approval from the Depart...