Graduate Trainee route
Transfer graduate recruits on structured training programmes to your UK operations.
- £25,600
- Minimum salary
- 70%
- Of the going rate, whichever applies
- 12 months
- Maximum stay, not extendable
- No prior service
- No prior employment period required
What this route covers
The Graduate Trainee route enables multinational organisations to transfer graduate recruits who are undertaking a structured graduate training programme to their UK operations.
It suits organisations with international graduate programmes that require UK-based training components.
Key requirements
- Minimum salary: £25,600 or 70% of the going rate
- Maximum stay: 12 months in total, not extendable
- Must be on a structured graduate training programme
- The training programme must lead to a senior management or specialist role
- No prior employment period required
- Cannot lead to settlement
Not extendable
Training programme requirements
- The training programme must be a structured graduate training programme
- It must aim to develop skills and knowledge for a senior management or specialist role
- The UK element must be part of the overall programme structure
- The programme must be run by the same employer group internationally
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