• Programme Champions Regional Talent and Alternative Entries into the Corporate World

  • Partnership with Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG), University of Warwick Follows Decade-Long Success of London Degree Apprenticeships at Goldman Sachs

Birmingham: 21 October 2025 – Goldman Sachs and WMG, University of Warwick, today announced the launch of their partnership for an inaugural Digital and Technology Solutions undergraduate degree apprenticeship programme in Birmingham. This new initiative builds on the decade-long success of the firm’s established London apprenticeship programme, offering school leavers a unique pathway to gain invaluable professional experience at Goldman Sachs while simultaneously earning a fully funded university degree in engineering.

This significant expansion underscores Goldman Sachs’ deep commitment to fostering talent and investing in the UK’s future workforce. It follows the firm’s £1.5 million pledge earlier this year to the West Midlands Combined Authority levy transfer scheme. These funds are dedicated to empowering small and medium-sized businesses, charities, and social enterprises across the region to invest in staff development, with a particular focus on critical digital skills.

Since establishing its Birmingham office in 2021, Goldman Sachs has rapidly grown its presence, now with over 550 employees in Britain’s second-largest city. The firm’s move last year to a permanent office at One Centenary Way provides substantial capacity for continued growth across key functions including Engineering, Human Capital Management, Legal, Audit, and Compliance.

John Chappell, Global Head of Market Data Engineering at Goldman Sachs and Sponsor of the EMEA Engineering Degree Apprenticeship programme, commented:  “I’m very proud of the success of our London apprenticeship programme over the past ten years. It’s fantastic to see how many of our apprentices have not only excelled in their roles but have also progressed to lead teams and become key contributors across the firm. Extending this model to our Birmingham office, in partnership with the University of Warwick, is a natural next step in our commitment to nurturing talent and supporting regional growth.”

Professor Rob Thornton, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programmes at WMG, University of Warwick, added: “Degree apprenticeships offer a powerful and accessible alternative pathway for ambitious school leavers. They provide an invaluable opportunity to achieve a university qualification, earn a competitive salary, and acquire practical, real-world experience. We look forward to welcoming ambitious new apprentices and working closely with Goldman Sachs in nurturing the next generation of professionals, providing them with a direct route into the corporate world and equipping them with the essential skills for future success.”

You can apply to the inaugural Digital and Technology Solutions undergraduate degree apprenticeship programme here.

 

About Goldman Sachs

Goldman Sachs is a leading global financial institution that delivers a broad range of financial services to a large and diversified client base that includes corporations, financial institutions, governments and individuals. Founded in 1869, the firm is headquartered in New York and maintains offices in all major financial centers around the world.

About WMG, University of Warwick

Warwick Manufacturing Group (WMG) is a world leading research and education group, transforming organisations and driving innovation through a unique combination of collaborative research and development, and pioneering education programmes.  

As an international role model for successful partnerships between academia and the private and public sectors, WMG develops advancements nationally and globally, in applied science, technology and engineering, to deliver real impact to economic growth, society and the environment. 

WMG’s education programmes focus on lifelong learning of the brightest talent, from the WMG Academies for Young Engineers, degree apprenticeships, undergraduate and postgraduate, through to professional programmes.  

An academic department of the University of Warwick, and a centre for the HVM Catapult, WMG was founded by the late Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya in 1980 to help reinvigorate UK manufacturing and improve competitiveness through innovation and skills development. 

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