Civil Service Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship Programme

“I am absolutely clear that society is served best by a Civil Service which is as diverse as itself. I am also convinced of the huge organisational benefits diversity brings. So I am determined to take every opportunity to increase the diversity of the Civil Service I head.

The Summer Diversity Internship Programme makes a major contribution to this aim. By giving talented and diverse students real work with scope for real achievement, it challenges them to demonstrate their potential alongside permanent civil servants. I never fail to be impressed by the energy and enthusiasm our interns bring with them, and I get enormous satisfaction when they join us during the summer and make a personal contribution to our work. I am even more pleased when some of them go on to apply successfully for the Fast Stream.

The popularity of the Programme testifies to its high personal development value, and that alone is a good reason for applying. But it also offers something else : first-hand experience of the importance and intellectual appeal of the work of the Civil Service. Such insight is especially valuable for anyone considering a career in the Fast Stream and the Civil Service. If you want to use your skills and your intellect for the good of society, I think you owe it to yourself to apply."

Sir Bob Kerslake, Head of the Civil Service

Award Winning Fast Stream Summer Diversity Internship Programme

The programme was recently recognised with the Rate My Placement Best Diversity in Work Experience Award 2012 (winner) and a National Council for Work Experience (Public Sector) Award 2012 (highly commended). The Coaching Programme, that forms a part of the internship, was highly commended for the Mentoring Award category of the prestigious Race for Opportunity Awards 2012.

Download the Summer Diversity Internship brochure. (pdf)