All of our Graduates start as permanent employees. You'll have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in two real jobs in the areas of Buying, Brand and/or Marketing. You'll also get to do a placement in one of our stores.

More specifically, you'll benefit from a full and varied learning programme complete with workshops, events, projects and full support from your line manager and mentor. You'll also learn how to balance technical know-how, self-awareness and interpersonal skills, so that your commercial understanding of retail will develop more than you ever thought possible.

The programme is structured as follows:

Induction - a highly interactive and self-managed induction experience, designed to give you a thorough introduction to retail and the Boots brand.

Behavioural skills- this covers areas such as developing self-awareness; nurturing the ability to influence and work with other people from a variety of backgrounds; building and managing relationships and continuing to raise your personal effectiveness in a variety of settings and with a wide range of people.

Technical skills - role specific training on areas such as: brand and category management; financial management and performance analysis; commercial systems and processes; negotiation skills; merchandising; multi-channel retailing; marketing 121; managing price and promotions.

Supporting activities - these link the programme together and help you reflect on what you have learnt and how you will apply it. Example activities include line manager coaching, access to a mentor, charity projects, and informal drop in sessions with senior leaders.

It's a tough, demanding journey, but you'll be in a very good position at the end of the two years to make some key decisions about which area you want to specialise in. And, if you're successful, you'll be equipped with the key skills, knowledge and experience to reach managerial level with us in two to three years. For those who show exceptional leadership and business skill, there will be additional training and opportunities to progress even further.