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Get ready to take on tomorrow. Join the Government Economics Service Fast Stream. On this career-accelerating scheme, you’ll gain real-world practical skills and future-shaping knowledge through high-quality training. You’ll grow a breadth of experience across a variety of postings, wherever you’re based in England, Scotland, or Wales. And you’ll put what you learn to work, making meaningful change for millions of people.

  • Duration: 3.5 years
  • Salary: from £31,554

Location: Please see our website for information regarding the scheme locations.

What could I be involved in as a Government Economics Service Fast Streamer?

It’s about more than analysing data. On this scheme you’ll help influence policy and shape the government’s responses to today’s essential economic issues. With postings across a range of areas, government departments or agencies, and, potentially, sometimes overseas, your work will take in the full range of economic approaches, methods and applications. You’ll experience the application of economics in the real world, in areas like international financial issues and local government finance. And you’ll apply your knowledge to help improve national socio-economic outcomes, as well as delivery in areas like public health, housing benefits and criminal justice.

Training includes

As well as core leadership and other practical skills training, you’ll develop your professional economics knowledge through on-the-job learning. You’ll also have access to economist specific technical training, seminars and other courses, which can be tailored to your specific learning needs.

To apply, you’ll need

  • Eligibility to work in the UK.
  • A 2:1 or higher degree (or be expecting to achieve this), or a post-graduate degree in economics.
  • For joint degrees at least 50% of the course modules should be in economics, and you must have studied both micro and macroeconomics to qualify.
  • If you graduated more than five years ago, then you must be able to show how you’ve maintained your economic knowledge.

We’re developing our next-generation leaders. Building a Civil Service that represents every community and keeps ahead in our fast-changing world. And you can help tackle some of our biggest challenges. In return, you’ll enjoy a variety of benefits including membership of the Civil Service Pension scheme, season ticket loan, flexible working arrangements, childcare assistance and more. You’ll be a valued member of the wider Civil Service community, where you can be yourself – and be at your best. Go further, sooner. Discover more and apply today. Please see the website for more information on where fast streamers have been based previously