Career Progression for Flying Start Graduates

Flying Start Graduates, 2006! (image copyright Mike Smith)

"I have been able to attend, and more recently hold, meetings with MDs of companies where they have discussed their company as a whole, and so I have been able to hear how it all fits together from a client's perspective." read more... Sarah Winship, 2006 Graduate

A very high proportion of our students go on to further their careers with PwC on graduating. So while you aren't obliged to join PwC (and neither are they obliged to employ you), it is re-assuring to know that the programme provides you with an opportunity to progress to employment with one of the top graduate employers.

The Professional Stage papers that you will undertake in years 2 and 3 give you the opportunity to be much closer to qualifying as a chartered accountant compared with other UK graduates. So if you do join PwC, within about 13 months, you can become fully qualified as a chartered accountant.

The design, content and structure of the programme is specifically tailored to needs of aspiring chartered accountants and the feedback from our graduates is that you take much of what you learn at Newcastle forward into the early stages of your career! You can see where it has taken some of them by reading our Student Profiles.

The degree is a great example of how universities, business and professional bodies can work together to deliver a high quality education for students with a strong professional orientation. All of this adds to the evidence that this degree really does provide a flying start to your professional career.

Paul Woolston, senior partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers in Newcastle:
"PricewaterhouseCoopers believe greatly in fostering and retaining the region's graduates along with supporting the local community which we believe will help to further strengthen our practice and our local expertise. It is wonderful to see so many of our students graduate and achieve the success they deserve. I would like to welcome our new graduates to the firm and wish them all the best with their careers at PricewaterhouseCoopers."