Bank manager

You could take a degree before applying for a management trainee scheme. Degree subjects include:

• management
• accounting
• economics
• finance
• maths

You could do a retail banking internship for a minimum of 8 weeks during your degree. This will give you a head start when applying for trainee manager jobs after you finish.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• 2 to 3 A levels, or equivalent, for a degree

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• equivalent entry requirements
• student finance for fees and living costs
• university courses and entry requirements

You could do a banking relationship manager degree apprenticeship, or a financial services professional degree apprenticeship.

Entry requirements

You'll usually need:

• 4 or 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C) and A levels, or equivalent, for a degree apprenticeship

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• equivalent entry requirements
• guide to apprenticeships

You could apply to join a bank in a customer service job and work your way up.

You'll usually need a least 5 GCSEs at grades 9 to 4 (A* to C), including English and maths, or equivalent qualifications.

You could take further training on the job while you study for management qualifications.

Further information

You can find more advice about training and working in banking from the London Institute of Banking and Finance and Chartered Banker Institute.

You'll need:

• excellent verbal communication skills
• business management skills
• customer service skills
• the ability to sell products and services
• leadership skills
• knowledge of economics and accounting
• ambition and a desire to succeed
• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• to be able to use a computer and the main software packages competently

Your day-to-day tasks may include:

• communicating and implementing business, marketing and sales plans
• monitoring sales targets and budgets, and producing figures and reports
• assessing lending risk
• motivating staff to meet targets
• understanding the needs of individual and business customers
• making sure that staff follow rules and procedures
• developing relationships with the local community and businesses
• dealing with customer complaints

You could work in an office.