New World New Skills Work Experience 2026

New World New Skills Work Experience 2026

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 2026

Location

Belfast, Birmingham, Cardiff, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Manchester

About the experience

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 working hard to increase access and opportunity for people from groups that are currently under-represented within PwC. We know students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds sometimes face additional challenges and therefore have less 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 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, should you wish to apply to PwC in the future.

This year’s New World, New Skills programme will take place from Monday 3 to Thursday 6 August 2026 across a range of our offices.

We look forward to welcoming you.

More about the programme

Real 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.

During the programme

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.

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.

Can I apply?

To apply:

• you must live within two hours 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).

As the aim of this programme is to create access to PwC for people from under-represented 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

• The occupation of your main household earner, when you were aged 14, is categorised as a lower socio-economic background (according to the Social Mobility Commission guidance).

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

Important information

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.

Learn more about our assessment and selection process

How to apply

To apply for this role and to find out more, please click on the apply button. Please note that applications may close before the application deadline, so apply early to avoid disappointment.