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After spending nine years as Joint Head of the GES, Sam is excited to continue to lead the economics profession as the sole Head.
The first cohort of Professional Economist apprentices ended their four-year journey in a graduation ceremony at Canterbury Cathedral.
As the first women acting in this capacity, Sam and Clare are delighted to be working together in continuing to build a GES that is open, diverse and influential.
The UK Civil Service has this week launched the UK’s first degree-level apprenticeship in economics
Young people from all walks of life who want to be economists could get a salaried government apprenticeship while studying for their degree, with the launch of a new career opportunity.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Government Economic Service lead the way in developing the new approved Professional Economist Integrated Degree Apprenticeship
Working for the GES and the varied and exciting opportunities available.
The GES is the largest recruiter of economists in the country and here we showcase some of the many stories of our economists working on a range of policies across government.
Micro and macro sample economic questions for candidates applying for the Government Economic service summer vacation placement.
Government Economic Service (GES) student placements graduates talk about their experiences working on the scheme.
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