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New World New Skills Work Experience

Entry level

Unlock your potential: Upskill for the future with PwC's New World, New Skills Work Experience

Duration

Four days

This is right for you if

you're in Year 12 in England/Wales, Year 13 in NI or S5 in Scotland

Start date

Summer 2027

Location

Selected offices across the UK

About the New World New Skills work experience programme

At PwC, we know that when people from diverse backgrounds, with different points of view, work together, good things happen - for our clients, our people and our society.

That’s why we’re committed to expanding access and opportunity for underrepresented groups at PwC.

We recognise that students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds can face additional barriers, which may limit their access to opportunities.

That’s why we run New World, New Skills. It’s a paid work-experience programme designed to provide an opportunity for school and college students from lower-socio economic backgrounds to experience a snapshot of life at PwC. It's your chance to learn all about PwC, the working world, and our early careers opportunities. In return, we’ll get to know you and help you develop your skills to take the next step in your career. You’ll leave knowing more about our entry level programmes and Flying Start degree programmes, undergraduate and graduate programmes, if wish to apply to PwC in the future.

This year’s New World, New Skills programme will take place in August 2027 across a range of our offices. We look forward to welcoming you.

What you'll do

Real PwC work experience 

You’ll be in our offices for four days meeting our people face-to-face. This is a unique opportunity to get a feel for our teams and the work they do. 

We’ll introduce you to the different parts of our business through interactive sessions. These will be delivered by our people across the firm, so you’ll have chance to hear about the work they do and ask any questions along the way. There will be networking sessions with people across many grades at PwC from Associates to Partners. You’ll also be taking part in skills sessions that will help you in your chosen career.  

What skills and experience you’ll gain

You'll build valuable skills and gain first-hand insight into how PwC supports clients, working as part of a team to solve a business challenge. 

We aim to deliver the kind of experience that helps you recognise your full potential and get excited about your future career.

You’ll learn about PwC, the work we do and develop key employability skills in readiness for your future career.

Pay and support

For the duration of the programme:

  • you’ll receive an hourly pay in line with National Living Wage
  • we’ll provide you with a PwC laptop to work on
  • we’ll provide free lunches and cover all reasonable travel expenses.

 Who can apply

To apply:

  • you must live within 90 minutes of an office where the programme is running and be able to attend, in person, for the full length of the programme.
  • you must currently be in Year 12 (in England and Wales, Year 13 in Northern Ireland and S5 in Scotland)
  • you must be on course for a 96 UCAS tariff from across your top three A-Levels in any subject or equivalent qualification (excluding General Studies and the EPQ)
  • you must meet the socio-economic background requirements

As the aim of this programme is to create access to PwC for people from lower-socio -economic backgrounds, you’ll also need to meet the following criteria:

  • Attend a state school or college.

AND

  • Are currently eligible for free school meals or have been in the last six years.

OR

  • When you were aged 14, the occupation of your main household earner met the criteria used to identify people from lower socio-economic backgrounds, in line with Social Mobility Commission guidance.

We can give you guidance on all these requirements when you apply.

Your eligibility will be assessed based on your responses in the Equal Opportunities form and your overall application. The focus will be on your school type, free school meal eligibility and parental occupation, in line with best practices advised by Access Accountancy. If you choose not to disclose this information, please note that we may not be able to confirm your eligibility and thus may not consider your application for this programme.

Please be assured that all personal information related to your eligibility will be reviewed confidentially and only by authorised personnel. Please see our privacy statement for more information.

Our assessment and selection process

Apply online

The first thing you'll need to do is complete your application carefully, following all the instructions.

Online assessment

A series of online assessments that measure your cognitive skills, behaviours, natural preferences and reasoning abilities.

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assessment and selection process

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Frequently asked questions

Yes. Participants receive hourly pay in line with the National Living Wage, alongside free lunches, a PwC laptop for the week, and reasonable travel expenses.

You can study any subjects, as long as you are on track for a total of 96 UCAS tariff points from your top three A‑levels or equivalent qualifications. 

The programme is aimed at school students in Year 12 (or equivalent) from lower socio‑economic backgrounds who want to gain work experience and develop skills for the future.

The programme does not guarantee a job offer, but it helps you build skills and understanding of PwC’s entry level and Flying Start degree programmes should you choose to apply in future.

If you don’t meet the eligibility criteria, you’re encouraged to explore other PwC early careers opportunities.