Graduate Scheme

Graduate Opportunity with Pathways to Planning!

Public Sector and Charity
Salary: 
£24,000 - £35,000
UK
1986
Position Start Date: 
September 2025
Application deadline:
13/02/2025

Company: Pathways to Planning 

Location: Various local councils around England and Wales 

Role: Pathways to Planning Graduate Scheme (minimum of 2 years) 

Salary: £24,000 - £35,000 

Deadline: 12 noon 13th February 2025 

Apply here: https://link.sanctuarygraduates.co.uk/NBD5

 

What is Pathways to Planning?  

Pathways to Planning is a graduate scheme for individuals from any degree background to become Planners in local government. 

Planning is the process of envisioning, guiding, and regulating the use of land and resources to achieve sustainable development. If you want to play a key role in creating safe, inclusive and beautiful public spaces that promote well-being for people and the environment, planning is the perfect career for you. 

What is the role? 

  • Pathways Graduate Planners will work full-time in a local council planning team from day one, learning on the job through varied work experience and with a dedicated mentor.  

  • You will be supported through an introduction to planning course, once you have settled into your role, you will begin a part-time, fully funded master’s degree in Planning.  

  • Over 2-3 years of study, graduates will be able to fast track their accreditation as professional planners: a highly in-demand role with excellent progression opportunities.  

Who is best suited to this role?  

  • Open to graduates from all degree backgrounds 

  • 2.1 undergraduate degree by Summer 2025 required (graduation does not need to be recent) 

  • Those with the right to work in the UK (until at least September 2028) 

 

Why should you apply?  

  • Generous annual leave allowance 

  • Flexible working arrangements 

  • Paid time off work to study