Civil Servants: Recruitment
The question
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, whether any of the Going Forward into Employment programmes which recruit Civil Servants require the recruits to be from a working class socio-economic background to be eligible.
Answered by Cabinet Office
Going Forward into Employment (GFiE) provides support for individuals who face barriers into employment, including those from lower socio-economic backgrounds.
GFiE recruiting pathways with eligibility criteria that directly support candidates from lower socio-economic backgrounds include:
DCMS Learn & Grow Pathway
DWP Social Mobility Apprenticeship
Crown Prosecution Service Diversifying CPS Careers
MHCLG Masterclass Pathway
Home Office Pathway to Employment
There are also GFiE recruiting pathways that may include people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, but have wider eligibility criteria, for example pathways supporting care leavers, people with convictions, veterans and others. All pathways and eligibility can be viewed at https://www.civil-service-careers.gov.uk/about-gfie/.
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