New UK civil service internship scheme open only to working-class students
The UK government has launched a new civil service internship scheme that will be open exclusively to working-class students. The aim of the program is to ensure that the civil service, or Whitehall, has the "broadest range of talent" and better reflects the diversity of the country. The definition of "working class" will be based on the occupations of the applicant's parents when the applicant was 14 years old. This replaces an existing internship program that was open to all students. The government hopes that this targeted initiative will provide opportunities for students from lower-income backgrounds to gain valuable work experience and exposure to careers in the civil service. The move is part of a broader effort to increase social mobility and ensure that the upper echelons of the UK government are more representative of the country's population.
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