FOI/202100218330 · FOI · unclear
Graduate Development Programme: FOI release
Information requested
I would like to request information on the Scottish Government’s Graduate Development Programme. Specifically, I would like information on: 1) the number of applicants to the programme over the last 5 intakes; 2) the number of applicants who reached the interview stage over the last 5 intakes; and 3) the number of applicants who were offered a place on the programme over the last 5 intakes.
Response
The Scottish Government's Graduate Development Programme was created in 2015 and recruits biannually (every 2 years). Since the programme started there have been 4 intakes to the Graduate Development Programme and the information requested for each of these intakes is detailed in the table below;
Year Number of applications Number of applicants invited to assessment centre/interview stage Number of applicants offered a place 2015 1474 110 22 2017 2797 151 22 2019 2883 168 21 2021 2605 174* 30
*the assessment centre for the 2021 Graduate Development Programme recruitment campaign was split into 2 parts for the first time. Of the 174 who were invited to the assessment centre, 77 candidates were invited to the final interview stage.
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