| location | Online |
| Costs for event | Free to attend for all |
Event summary
Ready to discover a flexible, debt-free route to success?
Join us online for our next Career Conversation, delivered in conjunction with Scottish Apprenticeship Week. We’ll explore the Robert Gordon University Graduate Apprenticeship (RGU GA) and how it will support you to earn a degree while gaining hands‑on experience with leading employers.
You'll discover how the apprenticeship combines academic study with paid employment in accountancy, business and finance. Hear directly from current apprentices, who will share their experiences of the programme and how it is helping them build technical knowledge, professional skills and valuable industry connections as they progress towards becoming a Chartered Accountant (CA).
This webinar is part of the Career Conversations series hosted by ICAS, a global professional body for Chartered Accountants who train and support leading finance professionals.
During the webinar, you'll discover:
How to earn while you learn with real industry experience.
A route to graduating with a degree and no student debt.
How the apprenticeship build skills employers value from day one.
Event speakers
Arran FitzpatrickAudit Associate, CTArran joined CT in 2020 as a Graduate Apprentice in audit. He has since gained a first-class honours degree in accounting with RGU and is nearing completion of his CA qualification with ICAS.
Lindsey Stewart BSc (Hons) MSc CA SFHEAPrincipal Lecturer, RGULindsey qualified as a CA in 1999, completing her training contract at a big 4 firm in Edinburgh. Lindsey has worked as a lecturer at RGU for over 20 years and is now a Principal lecturer and Course leader for the Graduate Apprenticeship in Accounting program.
Laura GruberApprenticeship Liaison Manager, GallagherLaura is Gallagher’s Apprenticeship Liaison Manager with 11 years’ industry experience. An RGU Graduate Apprentice herself, she oversees the programme and supports students with valuable firsthand insight. She focuses on ensuring each apprentice is fully supported to achieve success.

