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We are committed to providing a supportive learning environment, equipping you with the skills you need to do your job. And for those who want to progress their careers, we’ll empower you to do so with our variety of learning and development opportunities. Find out more about some of the opportunities we offer, you’ll be surprised at where your career could take you! 

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Tax Specialist Programme

The Tax Specialist Programme is a 3 to 4 year training scheme, where you will learn the skills required to become a Tax Professional, alongside a cohort of colleagues you can lean on for advice and support.

Upon successful completion, you will be promoted to a ‘Grade 7’ earning a salary of at least £54,000.

The Tax Specialist Programme is open to university graduates, or if you’re already working at HMRC, you can apply without holding a degree.

Applications open once a year in the autumn.

Read more about our Tax Specialist Programme.

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Apprenticeships

Apprenticeships are a great way to earn you while you learn. You can either join HMRC as an apprentice or in some cases, enrol onto an apprenticeship programme as an existing employee and study alongside your current role.

We offer opportunities in areas such as human resources, digital, legal, finance and more.

Accelerated development programmes

We have a several schemes to help you develop your skills and improve your confidence so you can take your career to the next level.

‘Spring’, ‘Leap’ and ‘Ascend’ are three schemes customised for different job grades, allowing you to chart your own success. We also have ‘Embrace’ which is designed for colleagues of black or Asian backgrounds. Watch Mohammed’s video about his experience of the ‘Embrace Programme’ Equality, diversity, and inclusion: Mohammed’s ‘Embrace Programme’ journey at HMRC (youtube.com) .

Secondment and loan opportunities

As a civil servant at HMRC, you have the chance to apply for secondments and temporary moves to roles in other departments within HMRC, or indeed, other government departments, to help you learn new skills. This could be a promotion or the same level as your current position. We believe it’s important to help you enhance your skills and experience so that you can have a fulfilling and rewarding career.

Online learning

Continuous learning is important to us, so we provide online job-specific and cross-civil service learning, giving you the opportunity to upskill in several topics. 

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Industrial placements

Current university students can join us through industrial placements. These placements give students the chance to gain work experience in roles such as tax, policy, cyber security, software development and user research, providing opportunities to gain invaluable insight into potential career choices. 

Applications open in October or November each year.

“I can’t recommend a career at HMRC highly enough. There are a wide variety of jobs available, and the support given to developing your career is second to none, you really can set your own direction and goals.”

Holly

Organisation Design and Development Lead

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“In my year in industry, I worked as a Project Support Officer working with incredible colleagues across HMRC and beyond to bring about key IT changes that will benefit our customers for years to come.”

Matthew

Digital Industrial Placement student

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