A-Level Grades Needed for Apprenticeship

Hi Muhammad - thanks for your question. We operate an open access policy and we don’t screen out any applications on your academic performance at A-Level or Degree alone. However, you will need a minimum of grade 4/C in GCSE (or equivalent) in English Language and Maths to be eligible to apply.

For Assurance, you can study any subjects to apply.

While we welcome applications from candidates of all academic backgrounds, we are looking to recruit individuals who will succeed at EY in the role and future qualifications. We have completed several studies on academic attainment at A level (or equivalents), candidate performance in the online assessments in the EY recruitment process, and how that predicts future performance at EY.

Throughout the recruitment process, we therefore assess your suitability for an EY role by considering your scores in the online assessments alongside your academic attainment at A level or equivalent. We combine this with your scores obtained in the online assessments, and expect a minimum threshold to be achieved. As a guide, if you have less than 112 UCAS points from your top three A-levels, five Highers or equivalent, you will need to achieve very high scores within the online assessments to meet the threshold.

This approach is designed to ensure our joiners are successful in role and, where relevant, in the achievement of their professional qualifications. It is important to EY, and we have a duty of care which we take very seriously, to ensure our joiners are set up for long-term success.

If you are applying to one of our Business or Degree Apprenticeship positions, and are yet to obtain your A levels, Highers or equivalents, it is very important that you provide accurately predicted grades on your EY application form. An EY Apprenticeship offer is conditional on you obtaining the top three A Levels/top five Highers (or equivalents) th

When should i apply? In year 13

We're open for applications now, but it really depends on when you're prepared to apply - we recruit on a rolling basis and some locations are more popular than others. I'd recommend applying as soon as you're ready to complete the Numerical Reasoning tests - you can do some practice questions on jobmi.com

Did you complete an apprenticeship and how would you describe it?

Hi Muhammed! I am currently a second year apprentice. The experience is great, it is really useful to have the work experience while you're also learning the theory so you can utilise this in every day work. There is quite a bit of support in regards to exams, and people are always more than open to take any suggestions you have to improve the exam/work balance.

Hello Nia, do you have any tips regarding the recruitment process? Also how long will that take?

For the recruitment process, make sure you're prepared for each stage, do your research and maybe have some notes ready in case you need them. For me it took a few months to complete the process, I was offered the role in December 2018 and I started in September 2019, but this varied for a lot of different people depending on when they started the application process.

That’s Great! Final Question, what grades did you achieve in your A-Levels. I am currently in year 12 and want to know what the standard is.

I just missed my predicted grades, however I had UCAS points from other qualifications which meant I met the standards. Aim for an honest representation of what grades you will achieve