Graduate trainee programme
Our graduate trainee programmes typically last two years and include completion of professional qualifications in the relevant field. Trainees are supported throughout their training, with paid study leave and experienced colleagues who act as mentors.
We recruit trainees across three areas of the business:
Trainees should hold a good degree (or be in the final year of their degree course) or have equivalent specialist knowledge.
We look for graduates who are outgoing, enthusiastic and self-motivated, willing to work with others in a team environment and have good interpersonal skills.
You don’t need to have graduated recently to apply for our trainee scheme. We have some trainees who graduated many years ago, and took Veritau’s programme as an opportunity to have a career change.
Our graduate stories
Learn more about being a graduate trainee with Veritau
Charlotte
Senior Internal Auditor
Charlotte started with Veritau as a trainee in 2019, after graduating from York St John University with a degree in Tourism Management and Marketing.
Initially, she thought her degree subject would be too different from auditing to have a role in the area, but realised that the skills gained during university are more important than the subject itself. Charlotte always enjoyed research and writing, and often uses these skills in her day-to-day work.
Charlotte completed her Certified Internal Auditor qualification from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors, which involved three exams over the two year period, and has now progressed to be a Senior Internal Auditor.
“Working at Veritau has hugely grown my confidence and I have gained knowledge in a variety of subject areas and clients. I got involved with some quite complex audits from the start, with my first audit being in the area of adult social care.”
Internal audit is a very diverse and interesting area to work in. Not only do the audit areas change, but so do the clients. An audit covering the same area at one client may be very different to an audit at another client due to a range of factors such as the organisation’s environment, size and structure.
At Veritau, we cover a wide range of clients such as local government, national park authorities, and schools and academies. Charlotte has completed audits at all of these clients which has made for a very varied workload.
“This quickly developed my confidence in carrying out audits and the balance between being well-supported and completing work independently was the right one. My first audit also sparked my interest in adult social care and I have completed a number of audits in this area since.”
“It’s been great to be able to speak about my experience and share this with prospective employees. I have attended university fairs to support with recruitment and feel it’s useful for trainees to be able to hear about the opportunities for growth at Veritau.”
Katie
Senior Internal Auditor
Katie started with Veritau as a trainee in 2015, and has progressed to the role of Senior Internal Auditor.
She graduated from Lancaster University with a degree in history and was looking for a graduate role with on-the-job training which allowed her to use research, writing and analytical skills.
“The on-the-job training is invaluable and has developed me both personally in my confidence, and professionally with gaining knowledge of the public sector.”
As a trainee, Katie says she was given a lot of independence and responsibility from the beginning, but support was always available where needed from senior members of the team.
Katie completed her Certified Internal Auditor qualification from the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors and has now progressed to be a Senior Internal Auditor.
Katie enjoys the variety of working with a range of clients from different areas of expertise and the ability to work on a range of different audits on different subject matters, developing areas of interest and specialism.
Some audits are very challenging but they also bring reward in being able to make a real difference by helping to make improvements.
The company has expanded during the time that Katie has been here in terms of team size, services that we provide and also our client base. Working for Veritau has given Katie the opportunity to meet people from different areas of expertise through the wide range of clients that we provide services for.
Katie has had the chance to visit several out-of-area clients such as national park authorities, involving an intense but engaging week of work.
