Young Leaders Path Program

Overview

Five Day Professional Skills & Career Insight Programme:

Dates: Monday 13 – Friday 17 April 2026

Time Commitment: 9:00am – 5:00pm (full attendance required)

Eligibility: UK students in Years 11–13

The Young Leaders Path Program is a structured, in person professional development programme delivered by expert trainers from Fitch Group
. The programme is designed to prepare young people for the future of work by developing core employability, technical, and professional skills, while providing insight into career pathways within financial and professional services.

Over five days, participants will take part in classroom based training, practical workshops, group projects, and presentations within a professional office environment.

Participants will receive training across the following areas:

• Future Work Readiness
• Five consecutive days of in person training
• Trainer led workshops and interactive learning sessions
• Group work and final project presentations
• Exposure to professionals and volunteers from Fitch Group
• Pre-programme access to bite sized eLearning content and quizzes via the Ignite learning platform

• Practical skills aligned to real workplace environments
• Experience learning within a global professional services organisation
• Improved confidence in communication, teamwork, and presentations
• Insight into potential future career pathways
• Networking opportunities with professionals and volunteers

This programme is suitable for students who:

• Are currently in Years 11–13
• Are interested in learning more about professional careers
• Want to build employability skills alongside academic studies
• Have limited prior exposure to professional workplaces (no prior experience required)
• As part of Fitch Groups commitment to widening access, eligibility and priority criteria apply and will be assessed at a later stage of the application process

Places on the programme are limited
, and early application is strongly encouraged.

Successful applicants will be expected to commit to full attendance across all five days.

Lunch will be provided

The Final date to receive applications will be the 23rd of March, 2026
.